We compare different pulse durations, modes and repetition rates of infrared ultrashort pulses lasers for the inscription of printed electronics sensors under 100 μm scale. We investigate pulse widths varying from 200 fs up to 10 ps, and standard single pulse versus 5 GHz burst regimes to produce the most efficient and cleanest ablation. The aim of the investigated process is to ablate a layer of conductive material like carbon, NiAl or NiCr forming the electronic track contours, without damaging the support which is made of a dielectric insulator. Depending on the materials and substrates of the printed electronics circuits, we have observed that 10 ps pulses in GHz burst regime with moderate individual pulse energy (around 10 μJ) have a lot of potential for an efficient production.
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