GB2552406B - Laser processing - Google Patents

Laser processing

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GB2552406B
GB2552406B GB1707925.2A GB201707925A GB2552406B GB 2552406 B GB2552406 B GB 2552406B GB 201707925 A GB201707925 A GB 201707925A GB 2552406 B GB2552406 B GB 2552406B
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laser processing
laser
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GB201707925D0 (en
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Gerke Timothy
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NKT Photonics AS
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NKT Photonics AS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/0006—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring taking account of the properties of the material involved
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/062—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam
    • B23K26/0622—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
    • B23K26/0624—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses using ultrashort pulses, i.e. pulses of 1ns or less
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/08—Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
    • B23K26/083—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least one axial direction
    • B23K26/0853—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least in two axial directions, e.g. in a plane
    • B23K26/0861—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least in two axial directions, e.g. in a plane in at least in three axial directions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/50—Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece
    • B23K26/53—Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece for modifying or reforming the material inside the workpiece, e.g. for producing break initiation cracks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/262—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used recording or marking of inorganic surfaces or materials, e.g. glass, metal, or ceramics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/267—Marking of plastic artifacts, e.g. with laser
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C23/00—Other surface treatment of glass not in the form of fibres or filaments
    • C03C23/0005—Other surface treatment of glass not in the form of fibres or filaments by irradiation
    • C03C23/0025—Other surface treatment of glass not in the form of fibres or filaments by irradiation by a laser beam
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/50—Inorganic material, e.g. metals, not provided for in B23K2103/02 – B23K2103/26
    • B23K2103/54—Glass

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
GB1707925.2A 2014-06-25 2014-06-25 Laser processing Active GB2552406B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1707925.2A GB2552406B (en) 2014-06-25 2014-06-25 Laser processing

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1411304.7A GB2527553B (en) 2014-06-25 2014-06-25 Laser processing
GB1707925.2A GB2552406B (en) 2014-06-25 2014-06-25 Laser processing

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GB201707925D0 GB201707925D0 (en) 2017-06-28
GB2552406A GB2552406A (en) 2018-01-24
GB2552406B true GB2552406B (en) 2019-01-23

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US11200386B2 (en) 2018-09-27 2021-12-14 Apple Inc. Electronic card having an electronic interface
US11571766B2 (en) 2018-12-10 2023-02-07 Apple Inc. Laser marking of an electronic device through a cover
US11299421B2 (en) 2019-05-13 2022-04-12 Apple Inc. Electronic device enclosure with a glass member having an internal encoded marking

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US20040032566A1 (en) * 2001-09-17 2004-02-19 Menicon Co., Ltd. Method of marking ophhalmic lens by using laser radiation of femtosecond pulse width
US20070051706A1 (en) * 2005-09-08 2007-03-08 Imra America, Inc. Transparent material processing with an ultrashort pulse laser
US20080304525A1 (en) * 2005-09-22 2008-12-11 Axel Kupisiewicz Method for Internal Laser Marking in Transparent Materials and Device for Implementing Said Method
US20100119808A1 (en) * 2008-11-10 2010-05-13 Xinghua Li Method of making subsurface marks in glass

Patent Citations (4)

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US20040032566A1 (en) * 2001-09-17 2004-02-19 Menicon Co., Ltd. Method of marking ophhalmic lens by using laser radiation of femtosecond pulse width
US20070051706A1 (en) * 2005-09-08 2007-03-08 Imra America, Inc. Transparent material processing with an ultrashort pulse laser
US20080304525A1 (en) * 2005-09-22 2008-12-11 Axel Kupisiewicz Method for Internal Laser Marking in Transparent Materials and Device for Implementing Said Method
US20100119808A1 (en) * 2008-11-10 2010-05-13 Xinghua Li Method of making subsurface marks in glass

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
AMS et al., 14 February 2008, "Investigation of ultrafast laser-photonic material interactions: challenges for directly written glass photonics", Available from: https://arxiv.org/pdf/0802.1966.pdf [Accessed 17 November 2017]. *

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