Patent ID: 6831936
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B23K,H01C,H01G,H01S

Abstract:
A method of operating a processor-controlled pulsed laser system comprising a laser source, said method comprising the steps of:selecting a first time interval between at least two successive transmissions of pulses onto the workpiece; pulsing the pulsed laser system by triggering storage of energy by the laser source for a first period of time prior to each of a plurality of first emission periods associated with said first time interval; allowing energy to be emitted from the laser source during each of said the first emission periods; causing the laser source to process the target material on the workpiece at the first time interval between pulses selecting a second time interval between at least two successive transmissions of pulses onto the workpiece, wherein said second time interval is different than said first time interval; pulsing the pulsed laser system by triggering storage of energy by the laser source for the first period of time prior to each of a plurality of second emission periods associated with said second time interval, wherein said second emission periods are different than said first emission periods; allowing energy to be emitted from the laser source during each of the second emission periods; and causing the laser source to process the target material on the workpiece at the second time interval between pulses.