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Diffractive Beam Shaping Methods for Picosecond-Laser Glass Cutting

Picosecond laser glass cutting has emerged as a cutting-edge technology, revolutionizing the precision glass-cutting industry. The increasing demand for laser glass cutting for a variety of industries (from displays through cellular devices to structural glass) is pushing an expansion in the picosecond-laser, machine-builder business, due to the advantages of using ultra-short-pulsed lasers for smooth sidewalls … Continue reading

06-Aug-2023 Blog, Holo/Or, Optics

Lasers with DOEs Cut Glass More Accurately

Did you know lasers can cut glass tubes and cuvettes? With ultrashort pulsed lasers and Holo/Or’s special curved glass cutting diffractive optical elements (DOEs), you can cut up to several mm of curved glass tube with a spot as small as 3 µm! Laser glass cutting is often done by axicon-generated Bessel beams that get … Continue reading

21-Nov-2022 Blog, Holo/Or, Optics

Glass Cutting with Ultra-Short IR Laser Pulses

Laser glass cutting with ultra-short IR pulses is now a key technique for high throughput glass processing. Cutting thick glass (>500 um) using this technique possesses unique challenges. Specifically, this technique requires focusing the laser energy to a tight spot and spreading the beam evenly throughout the glass depth. To learn more about several solutions … Continue reading

10-Dec-2019 Blog, Holo/Or, Optics

Tag Archives: glass cutting

Diffractive Beam Shaping Methods for Picosecond-Laser Glass Cutting

Lasers with DOEs Cut Glass More Accurately

Glass Cutting with Ultra-Short IR Laser Pulses