On Wed, 18 Jun 1997 ralott@CCGATE.HAC.COM wrote:
> What is the relationship between laser power and scan time? Is it
> direct? For example, if laser power is reduced 50%, does scan time
> double?
Short answer: yes.
Long, geek-ified answer:
A scanned area needs energy dose, E to get the correct cure depth, Cd.
E = P/(W*v)
where E is the energy dose (J/cm^2), P is laser power (J/sec), W is the
beam width (cm) and v is linear scan velocity (cm/sec). Simple math.
Allen
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