Fig. 1. Filamentation formation mechanism and light intensity distribution in glass
Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of ultrafast laser cutting glass method and cutting effect
Fig. 3. Physical map of the experimental light path and the processing site
Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of optical path of femtosecond laser cutting glass
Fig. 5. The effect of defocusing distance on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
Fig. 6. OM images of the cross section of the glass samples under different defocusing distance
Fig. 7. The change of the optical path caused by the different refractive index after the laser enters the glass
Fig. 8. The effect of pulse energy on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
Fig. 9. OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different pulse energy
Fig. 10. The effect of scanning speed on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
Fig. 11. OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different scanning speed
Fig. 12. The effect of repetition rate on cross-section roughness and edge chipping
Fig. 13. OM images of the cross-section of the glass samples under different repetition rate
Fig. 14. Schematic diagram of pulse laser spot overlap rate
Fig. 15. The cross-section and chipping morphology images of the quartz glass cut sample obtained by the optimized parameters
Method | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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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 |
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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 |
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2.2 | ~50 | 60~70 | 80~1 000 | 1.08 | 5.5~6.5 |
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Table 2. The main mechanical properties of the quartz glass used in the experiment