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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Multi-Objective Optimization of Nd: YAG Laser Drilling of Optical-Grade Acrylic Plate Using Taguchi-Based Grey Relational Analysis.

Ming-Jong Tsai, Lung-Fa Wu

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 authors.

Ming-Jong TsaiGraduate Institute of Automation and Control, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106335, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7711-0764
Lung-Fa WuGraduate Institute of Automation and Control, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106335, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9072-4587

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study proposed an effective method for optimizing laser drilling processing (LDP) by using grey relational analysis (GRA) for multiple performance requirements. First, we developed a system using a Quantel Brilliant Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd: YAG) laser with a pulse width of 5-6 ns and F-theta lenses to deliver a focused laser beam with a diameter of 0.2 mm. The developed system was first employed to drill holes in a 3-mm-thick optical-grade acrylic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) plate on a safe window with a high optical density and a grade of OD 7+ @ 950~1085 nm. To avoid errors in the experimental data due to unstable power, a laser power (energy) meter was used to measure the energy stability of the Quantel Brilliant Pulse Laser. Given the stability of 5.6%, this is an effective method for LDP. Four control factors were investigated, including laser pulse energy, repetition rate, focusing position offset, and drilling time. Then, nine experiments were performed using the Taguchi method with orthogonal arrays in L

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grey relational analysis (GRA)heat-affected zone (HAZ)laser beam machining (LBM)laser drillingneodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG)poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)Taguchi method

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PMID36556804
PMCPMC9785554

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