• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 55, Issue 2, 021402 (2018)
Qidong Cong, Genfu Yuan*, Chen Zhang, and Baicheng Guo
Author Affiliations
  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP55.021402 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Qidong Cong, Genfu Yuan, Chen Zhang, Baicheng Guo. Etching Mechanism of Quartz Glass by Laser-Induced Chemical Reactions of Barium Compounds[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(2): 021402 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of experimental setup for Nd3+∶YAG laser etching of glass
    Fig. 1. Schematic of experimental setup for Nd3+∶YAG laser etching of glass
    Experimental method diagram of etching quartz glassby laser-induced chemical reactions of barium compounds
    Fig. 2. Experimental method diagram of etching quartz glassby laser-induced chemical reactions of barium compounds
    SEM macro-topographies of micro-channels etched by two methods. (a) BaCrO4, front view; (b) Ba(OH)2, front view; (c) BaCrO4, cross-sectional view; (d) Ba(OH)2, cross-sectional view
    Fig. 3. SEM macro-topographies of micro-channels etched by two methods. (a) BaCrO4, front view; (b) Ba(OH)2, front view; (c) BaCrO4, cross-sectional view; (d) Ba(OH)2, cross-sectional view
    Micro-topographies on bottom surfaces of micro-channels etched by laser-induced chemical reactions. (a) BaCrO4; (b) Ba(OH)2
    Fig. 4. Micro-topographies on bottom surfaces of micro-channels etched by laser-induced chemical reactions. (a) BaCrO4; (b) Ba(OH)2
    EDSimages. (a) BaCrO4, area A; (b) BaCrO4, area B; (c) Ba(OH)2, area C
    Fig. 5. EDSimages. (a) BaCrO4, area A; (b) BaCrO4, area B; (c) Ba(OH)2, area C
    XRD images of etching products in micro-channels etched by laser-induced chemical reactions of BaCrO4
    Fig. 6. XRD images of etching products in micro-channels etched by laser-induced chemical reactions of BaCrO4
    XRD images of etching products in micro-channels etched by laser-induced chemical reactions of BaCrO4
    Fig. 7. XRD images of etching products in micro-channels etched by laser-induced chemical reactions of BaCrO4
    AreaElementMassfraction /%Atomicfraction /%
    Area AO41.0264.90
    Si30.4827.47
    Cr7.863.83
    Ba20.643.80
    Area BO30.2651.49
    Si8.7716.07
    Cr15.5715.42
    Ba45.4017.02
    Area CO25.4074.10
    Si0.400.68
    Ba74.1925.22
    Table 1. Mass fraction and atomic fraction of etching products
    Qidong Cong, Genfu Yuan, Chen Zhang, Baicheng Guo. Etching Mechanism of Quartz Glass by Laser-Induced Chemical Reactions of Barium Compounds[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(2): 021402
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