Laser Drilling of High Temperature Hydrogen Electrolyzers Using Diffractive Optics
Hydrogen technologies are essential for a future economy utilizing renewable energy and depending less on fossil fuels. A key component in cost-effective, large-scale, clean hydrogen production is the high temperature electrolyzer. This is the component that converts water to clean hydrogen using a combination of thermal energy and electrical voltage applied between two electrodes.
For efficient conversion, porous electrodes must be used, which can be produced by drilling micro-holes into the electrode material. Laser drilling is becoming a viable method for such a process, but rates must be scaled up to enable cost-effective production.
Holo/Or beam splitters can be used in combination with standard scanning optics to increase drilling rates by enabling simultaneous drilling of hundreds of holes.
About Holo/Or
Holo/Or develops, designs and manufactures diffractive optical elements (DOEs) and micro-optical elements for any wavelength, from DUV to far IR, as well as software/automation solutions for the design. If you are interested in DOEs for sapphire separation, glass cutting or other applications, contact Holo/Or.