Title
Silicon Backside Machining Using A Nanosecond 2-Μm Tm:Fiber Laser
Abstract
Utilizing the transparency of silicon at 2 μm, we are able to ablate the backside of 500-μm thick silicon wafers without causing any damage to the front surface using a novel nanosecond Tm:fiber laser system. We report on our high energy/high peak power nanosecond Tm:fiber laser and provide an initial description of the effects of laser parameters such as pulse duration and energy density on the ablation, and compare thresholds for front and backside machining. The ability to selectively machine the backside of silicon wafers without disturbing the front surface may lead to new processing techniques for advanced manufacturing in solar cell and microelectronics industries. © 2013 Copyright SPIE.
Publication Date
5-29-2013
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume
8612
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004878
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84878155903 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84878155903
STARS Citation
Shah, Lawrence; Bonhoff, Tobias; Ferhat, Thomas; El-Sherif, Ashraf F.; and Ramme, Mark, "Silicon Backside Machining Using A Nanosecond 2-Μm Tm:Fiber Laser" (2013). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 6997.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/6997