Process strategy for drilling of chemically strengthened glass with picosecond laser radiation

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Autoren

  • Kristin Plat
  • Philipp von Witzendorff
  • Oliver Suttmann
  • Ludger Overmeyer

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  • Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer022201
FachzeitschriftJournal of Laser Applications
Jahrgang28
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 31 Mai 2016
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

Strengthened glass is used for display applications because of its high resistance to scratch damage. The high strength is the result of an ion exchange, which leads to a change of the glass structure and therefore the range of compressive stresses in the glass surface increases. These stresses make laser processing of this type of glass more difficult, where chipping and cracking are more likely to occur in comparison to nonstrengthened glass. In this study, laser ablation of chemically strengthened glass (Gorilla® Glass 3) is investigated with a picosecond laser. The aim of this investigation is to find process parameters which allow drilling through a 1.1 mm thick glass substrate. The study starts with laser ablation experiments on the glass surface. In this context, the laser fluence, the repetition rate, and the pulse overlap are varied to realize high material removal and to minimize chipping. The ablation efficiency was investigated as a function of the laser fluence, whereas chipping and cracking were strongly dependent on the pulse overlap. The best parameters were accepted to generate a drill hole with 5 mm diameter. In order to realize a reliable drilling process, it was necessary to remove the ion exchanged areas on both glass surfaces before drilling through the bulk material. After removing the strengthened glass areas, laser processing was possible at higher average laser power without decreasing the drill hole quality.

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Process strategy for drilling of chemically strengthened glass with picosecond laser radiation. / Plat, Kristin; von Witzendorff, Philipp; Suttmann, Oliver et al.
in: Journal of Laser Applications, Jahrgang 28, Nr. 2, 022201, 31.05.2016.

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Plat K, von Witzendorff P, Suttmann O, Overmeyer L. Process strategy for drilling of chemically strengthened glass with picosecond laser radiation. Journal of Laser Applications. 2016 Mai 31;28(2):022201. doi: 10.2351/1.4944508
Plat, Kristin ; von Witzendorff, Philipp ; Suttmann, Oliver et al. / Process strategy for drilling of chemically strengthened glass with picosecond laser radiation. in: Journal of Laser Applications. 2016 ; Jahrgang 28, Nr. 2.
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