A laser micromachining method is disclosed wherein a workpiece is milled using an incident beam from a laser beam focused above the surface of the workpiece. The incident beam is guided by a plasma channel generated by the incident beam. The plasma channel, which has a relatively constant diameter over an extended distance, is generated by continual Kerr effect self-focusing balanced by ionization of air beam defocusing.

 
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