Sivakumar, G.G.SivakumarHeinz, S.S.HeinzWillert, AndreasAndreasWillertBaumann, R.R.R.R.Baumann2022-03-042022-03-042013https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/23332310.1088/1054-660X/23/9/096001In this work results obtained on the marking of thermoplastics (polyethylene terepthalate, polyethylene napthalate and polyimide) using an ytterbium Q-switch pulsed laser are presented. In these experiments the fiber laser beam was directed onto the substrate by a laser scanner. A test form has been created to study the influence of variable laser parameters such as power level, repetition frequency and mark speed in microstructuring.en535journal article