Laser apparatus for cutting brittle material

An apparatus for cutting brittle material comprises an aspheric focusing lens, an aperture, and a laser-source generating a beam of pulsed laser-radiation. The aspheric lens and the aperture form the beam of pulsed laser-radiation into an elongated focus having a uniform intensity distribution along...

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Hauptverfasser:	Greenberg, Michael R, Gaudiosi, David M, Deile, Jochen
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING GLASS MACHINE TOOLS MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR METALLURGY MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING TRANSPORTING WELDING WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus for cutting brittle material comprises an aspheric focusing lens, an aperture, and a laser-source generating a beam of pulsed laser-radiation. The aspheric lens and the aperture form the beam of pulsed laser-radiation into an elongated focus having a uniform intensity distribution along the optical axis of the aspheric focusing lens. The elongated focus extends through the full thickness of a workpiece made of a brittle material. The workpiece is cut by tracing the optical axis along a cutting line. Each pulse or burst of pulsed laser-radiation creates an extended defect through the full thickness of the workpiece.