• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 50, Issue 6, 3 (2021)
Kai LIAO1、2, Wenjun WANG1、2, Xuesong MEI1、2, and Bin LIU1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an70054, China
  • 2School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an710049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20215006.0650101 Cite this Article
    Kai LIAO, Wenjun WANG, Xuesong MEI, Bin LIU. Femtosecond Laser Single-pass High Quality Direct Cutting Thin Quartz Glass Process Based on Filament Effect(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(6): 3 Copy Citation Text show less
    Filamentation formation mechanism and light intensity distribution in glass
    Fig. 1. Filamentation formation mechanism and light intensity distribution in glass
    Schematic diagram of ultrafast laser cutting glass method and cutting effect
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of ultrafast laser cutting glass method and cutting effect
    Physical map of the experimental light path and the processing site
    Fig. 3. Physical map of the experimental light path and the processing site
    Schematic diagram of optical path of femtosecond laser cutting glass
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of optical path of femtosecond laser cutting glass
    The effect of defocusing distance on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
    Fig. 5. The effect of defocusing distance on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
    OM images of the cross section of the glass samples under different defocusing distance
    Fig. 6. OM images of the cross section of the glass samples under different defocusing distance
    The change of the optical path caused by the different refractive index after the laser enters the glass
    Fig. 7. The change of the optical path caused by the different refractive index after the laser enters the glass
    The effect of pulse energy on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
    Fig. 8. The effect of pulse energy on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
    OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different pulse energy
    Fig. 9. OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different pulse energy
    The effect of scanning speed on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
    Fig. 10. The effect of scanning speed on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
    OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different scanning speed
    Fig. 11. OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different scanning speed
    The effect of repetition rate on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
    Fig. 12. The effect of repetition rate on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
    OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different repetition rate
    Fig. 13. OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different repetition rate
    Schematic diagram of pulse laser spot overlap rate
    Fig. 14. Schematic diagram of pulse laser spot overlap rate
    The cross-section and chipping morphology images of the quartz glass cut sample obtained by the optimized parameters
    Fig. 15. The cross-section and chipping morphology images of the quartz glass cut sample obtained by the optimized parameters
    MethodAdvantagesDisadvantages
    Gaussian beam combined with objective lens focusing

    (1) Small focus spot, high scanning accuracy (2) Wide range of applicable glass thickness

    (3) It is easy to realize internal focusing

    (1) Low processing efficiency

    (2) The roughness of the cross-section is

    relatively large

    Bessel beam

    (1) Wide range of cutting material thickness

    (2) Good processing quality

    (3) High processing efficiency

    (1) Complex optical path construction and high precision requirements

    (2) Spatial light modulators are expensive

    Laser filamentation combined with lens focusing

    (1) Relatively High processing efficiency

    (2) Better processing quality

    (1) Suitable for cutting thin glass

    (2) Efficiency needs to be improved

    Laser filamentation combined with scanning galvanometer

    (1) High processing efficiency

    (2) Better processing quality

    (1) Applicable glass thickness range is small, mainly thin glass cutting
    Table 1. Current status of commercial applications of ultrafast laser cutting glass
    Density/(g·cm-3

    Tensile

    strength/MPa

    Flexural

    strength/MPa

    Compressive

    strength/MPa

    Impact

    strength/MPa

    Moh's hardness
    2.2~5060~7080~1 0001.085.5~6.5
    Table 2. The main mechanical properties of the quartz glass used in the experiment
    Kai LIAO, Wenjun WANG, Xuesong MEI, Bin LIU. Femtosecond Laser Single-pass High Quality Direct Cutting Thin Quartz Glass Process Based on Filament Effect(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(6): 3
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