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Ultrafast Laser System For Micro and Nanotechnology
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Oxford Lasers has announced the supply of key enabling technology to create the advanced micro technology and nanotechnology manufacturing centre in the UK.
An Oxford Lasers Ultrafast Laser Micromachining System will be employed in the MicroBridge Project at the Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC) in Cardiff, UK.
The PicoLase 1000 system from Oxford Lasers features a picosecond laser system with 532nm and 355nm harmonics and 12 axis motion control system.
It is designed to provide the ultimate flexibility in laser processing as it can machine virtually any material with micron scale resolution.
Special features of the system include dual beamline, automated trepanning systems and micro-milling routines for ablating complex structures.
The system will be used for product miniaturisation and for developing future manufacturing platforms for the next generation of microsystems-based products.
The project will provide a vital resource for improving the effectiveness of UK industry by generating a critical mass of facilities and expertise that will underpin the development of micro technologies beyond the ones that rely on conventional IC tools and materials
The PicoLase 1000 is an enabling technology within the MicroBridge project at MEC which is part funded by the DTI under the Micro and NanoTechnology Initiative with matched funding from the other industrial partners including Oxford Lasers and other funding from the Welsh Development Agency.
The facility will be commissioned in 2006 and will be one of nine open access facilities within the UK to promote the use of micro and nanotechnology and to provide specialist training alongside these unique facilities.
