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  • 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
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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device and to a method for cutting out contours from flat substrates (in particular: glass substrates or crystal substrates) by means of laser.
• the invention generally employs a pulsed laser having a wavelength for which the substrate material is substantially transparent.
• a continuous wave laser provided that the laser beam can be switched on and off quickly when it is guided over the substrate surface (for example by means of an optical modulator) in order to generate zones of internal damage in succession (see below).
• the invention will first be described in general terms, then by means of exemplary embodiments.
• inventive features realized in the embodiments need not be realized in the context of the invention exactly in the combinations shown, but individual features can also be omitted or combined in other ways with other features.
• features of different embodiments can be combined with each other or individual of the features shown also be omitted.
• the essential features of the method according to the invention are described in claim 1.
• the contour is understood as a two-dimensional surface in the substrate plane in the form of a partial surface of the substrate. The portions of the substrate corresponding to this partial area are to be removed from the substrate, wherein the remaining portions of the substrate are to be further processed in subsequent processes.
• the contour to be separated from the substrate forms an undesired surface which can also be destroyed; the remaining substrate sections should survive the removal process of the contour without internal damage and with cut edges which are as ideal as possible according to the contour line.
• the substrate is understood to mean both the still unprocessed substrate before the contour is severed and the remaining substrate residues after the contour has been severed. The person skilled in the art knows from the context what is meant.
• the contour definition step is carried out in such a way that the contour of the contour is inscribed into the substrate material after its execution, but the contour is still connected to the substrate so that the contour is not completely separated from the substrate: the stepwise complete separation of the undesired contour from the substrate is performed by the contour definition step, the optional crack definition step, the optional strain relief step, and the material removal and / or material deformation step and, if still necessary (ie, if the contour residues do not drop off automatically after performing steps (a) to (d) by residual stresses in the material), through an optional post-treatment step.
• the introduction of the individual zones of internal damage in the optional crack definition step (see claim 4) and in the optional strain relief step is carried out in such a way that no complete separation of the subsections thus produced in the substrate takes place.
• the execution of the optional crack definition step is preferably carried out after completion of the contour definition step, but this is not necessary:
• only sections of the contour line can be generated by introducing the zones of internal damage before the crack definition step for introducing the tear line sections is performed and after Completing the same the remaining contour line sections of
• Contour Defintion step are introduced into the substrate material.
• the laser irradiation in steps (a), (b) and (d) (ie in the contour definition step, in the crack definition step and in the stress relieving step - hereinafter also alternatively these designations (a) to (d) are used for the steps according to the invention) not perpendicular to the substrate plane, ie the individual zones of internal damage do not have to run perpendicular to the substrate plane (and also not necessarily run through the entire substrate thickness perpendicular to the substrate plane).
• the laser irradiation can also take place at an angle> 0 ° (for example between 0 ° and 20 °) to the substrate normal (oblique introduction of the zones of internal damage).
• the inner contours which are preferably processed (ie to be introduced and removed) within the scope of the invention, mathematically speaking, simply contiguous quantities of the two-dimensional space (plane of the substrate) or corresponding subsections in the substrate are understood.
• the Stammkennenden inside contours can have almost any shape. In particular, circular shapes, ellipse shapes, pillow shapes, elongated hole shapes (with rounded corners), etc. are possible for the inner contours by moving the laser beam on the substrate surface along a correspondingly shaped contour line.
• the substrate is preferably arranged stationarily in the world coordinate system and the laser beam is moved over the substrate surface with a suitable beam-guiding optical unit (which may, for example, comprise an F-theta objective followed by a galvanometer scanner).
• a suitable beam-guiding optical unit which may, for example, comprise an F-theta objective followed by a galvanometer scanner.
• a fixed relative to the world coordinate system beam guiding optics is possible, in which case relative to the beam guiding optics and the laser beam, the substrate in the World coordinate system must be moved.
• Substrate thickness is understood below to mean the expansion of the substrate perpendicular to the substrate plane, that is to say between the substrate front side and the substrate rear side.
• the substrate front side is that surface of the substrate which faces the irradiated laser light.
• This material removal is particularly applicable to large and small radii of inner contours to be separated and especially for smaller contours such.
• Circular cut-outs with a diameter ⁇ 2.5 mm and suitable for oblong holes.
• a C0 2 laser with a beam diameter when hitting the substrate (achieved by focusing) of in the range between about 0.05 mm and 0.5 mm can be used.
• the C0 2 laser can be pulsed or continuously applied. Pulses in the range 100 to 4000 are preferably used at pulse repetition frequencies of 0.1 kHz to 100 kHz. Particularly preferably, the pulse duration is in the range between 300 and 4000 at 0.1 kHz to 3 kHz pulse repetition frequency.
• the laser power can be in the range of 10 to 200 W, but preferably in the range of 10 to 100 W.
• the travel path of the laser beam is along the contour line, spaced from this and in the contour to be separated, for example, on a symmetrical to the target contour (parallel) path.
• a symmetrical to the target contour (parallel) path For example, in a Vietnamesezennennenden circular contour (hole cut) a circular motion.
• the traverse path can be executed either once or with multiple repetitions.
• substrate material is primarily melted (material removal). Together with laser pulses in the upper microsecond range, the entire substrate material thickness (eg 0.7 mm) can be thoroughly heated with one pulse.
• the material removal step can be supported by the use of a gas nozzle with process gas (eg CDA). For example, with a nozzle diameter of 2 mm and gas pressures of 1.5 to 4 bar, it is particularly easy to produce material removal even for small contours and radii. Due to the gas flow, the material melted by the laser is expelled in the jet direction.
• a gas nozzle with process gas eg CDA
• the removal contour should be sufficiently far away from the contour line (target contour cut) (depending on the substrate material, distances of approx. 0.1 to 0.3 mm are generally sufficient here).
• a circular glass plate with a diameter of 2 mm should be cut out the minimum distance of the ablation line from the contour line is 0.1 mm (deformation diameter or diameter of the circular ablation line maximum 1.8 mm).
• the deformation diameter should not exceed 1.3 mm.
• the deformation diameter should be 0.8 mm at most.
• the tear line sections (eg V sections) described in more detail below have an effect.
• a C0 2 laser or its laser beam can be used for dissolving out substrate material in a substrate material not ablative manner, ie in substrate material (in particular the contour to be separated) in a purely thermally deforming manner (this is preferably done with larger contours to be separated, eg. atRadiozutute circular sections with a diameter> 2.5 mm, preferably> 5-10 mm).
• the procedure for such a material deformation step can be as follows:
• C0 2 laser irradiation of the substrate z. B. by moving the laser beam along the contour line, but spaced therefrom and in the separated contour (for example along a circle or a spiral in the center of the contour to be separated) at least portions of the contour to be separated heated so that there is a plastic deformation of at least sections the contour to be separated comes.
• the diameter of the C0 2 laser spot impinging on the substrate material can cover a wide range: 0.1 mm to 10 mm. Preferred is a diameter of 0.2 mm to 3 mm.
• the C0 2 laser can be pulsed as well as operated continuously. Preferably, however, pulses in the range of 6 to 4000 are used at pulse repetition frequencies in the range of 0.1 kHz to 100 kHz.
• the laser power can range between 10 and 300 W, preferably in the range between 10 and 50 W.
• the travel path of the laser is preferably a path which is symmetrical (for example parallel but spaced) to the contour to be separated (target contour).
• contour to be separated target contour
• a circular movement in a hole cutout as an inner contour to be separated, a circular movement.
• a spiral movement can have a favorable effect on the thermoplastic deformation of such an inner contour (eg glass pane). It may turn out to be favorable in certain cases when the laser beam simply stops in the center of the contour to be separated over a defined time interval of, for example, between... S and 0.5 s and heats and thus deforms the contour to be separated.
• the travel can be performed either once or with multiple repetition, which can have a favorable effect on the thermoplastic deformation of the contour to be separated.
• the plastic deformation in the center leads to a contraction of the contour to be separated (eg glass pane) due to thermally induced flow of the substrate material (eg glass material) in the irradiated one Area in the center and to the center.
• This can be z.
• the contour should look like this:
• one indentation (concave) is formed on one side and a bulge on the opposite surface.
• process gas (technical air, CDA) is flowed onto the irradiated surface in parallel and at the same time via a gas nozzle, the formation of excavation and / or denting can be controlled very precisely. This also contours with very small radii ( ⁇ 2.5mm to 1.2mm) can be brought to dissolve out.
• a nozzle diameter of 2 mm and gas pressures in the range of 1.5 to -3 bar can be particularly good relatively small contours detach.
• thermoplastic deformation variants described have substrate material of the contour to be separated flowing (for example flowing towards the center of an inner contour to be separated out) and thereby forming a gap to the remaining substrate material (eg external material of an inner contour to be separated out).
• a gap may have dimensions of about 10 ⁇ to 50 ⁇ .
• the contour to be separated falls out through the gap that forms itself.
• the C0 2 -induced thermoplastic deformation or the areas irradiated by the laser should be sufficiently far away (as a rule, depending on the substrate material, distances of approx. 1 to 3 mm) are removed from the already introduced contour line (contour cut)
• contour line contour line
• contour line target contour cut
• the already introduced contour line forms a sufficient thermal insulation to the surrounding material of the remaining remaining substrate, so that no adverse thermal influence on the cut edge or the surrounding material in the form of chipping or parasitic cracking can take place at a suitable thermoplastic deformation diameter.
• the ultrasound treatment according to claim 6 can be carried out as follows: Frequency range between 1 kHz and 50 kHz (particularly preferred: 5kHz - 40kHz).
• the surface in the interior of the sectional contour (that is to say in the contour to be separated off) is preferably contacted with an ultrasound actuator.
• the contact surface can correspond to the dimensions and shape of an inner contour to be separated out.
• the contact can be made over the entire surface or as a ring.
• substrate regions lying outside the contour to be separated can also be treated with ultrasound (a simultaneous ultrasound treatment of the contour to be separated and of such residual substrate regions is also possible).
• step (b) and optionally performed optional step (d) have already introduced internal stresses into the substrate material which are sufficient to cause the undesired contour residues in the course of Materialabtrags- and / or
• the punctiform focusing described in claim 8 can be carried out as described in US 6,992,026 B2 or in WO 2012/006736 A2.
• the wavelength of the irradiating laser in coordination with the substrate to be processed is selected so that the substrate material for this laser wavelength is substantially transparent (see also claim 11).
• the method for steps (a), (b) and (d) generates a laser beam per laser pulse.
• Burning line (as opposed to a focal point) by means of a laser optics suitable for this purpose (hereinafter alternatively referred to as a beam-guiding optical unit or optical arrangement).
• the focal line determines the zone of interaction between laser and material of the substrate. If the focal line falls into the material to be separated, the laser parameters can be chosen so that an interaction with the material takes place, which creates a crack zone along the focal line.
• Important laser parameters here are the wavelength of the laser, the pulse duration of the laser, the pulse energy of the laser and possibly also the polarization of the laser.
• the wavelength 1 of the laser is preferably chosen so that the material is substantially transparent at this wavelength (specifically, for example: absorption
• the pulse duration of the laser is preferably selected such that within the interaction time no significant heat transfer (heat diffusion) can take place out of the interaction zone (in concrete terms eg: ⁇ «d 2 /, d: focus diameter, ⁇ laser pulse duration, a: heat diffusion constant of the material) , 3)
• the pulse energy of the laser is preferably selected so that the intensity in the interaction zone, ie in the focal line produces an induced absorption, which leads to a local heating of the material along the focal line, which in turn leads to cracking along the focal line as a result of the material introduces introduced thermal stress.
• the polarization of the laser influences both the surface interaction (reflectivity) and the type of interaction within the material in the induced absorption.
• the induced absorption can take place via induced, free charge carriers (typically electrons), either after thermal excitation, or via multiphoton absorption and internal photoionization, or via direct field ionization (field strength of the light). This breaks electron binding directly).
• the manner of generating the charge carriers can be assessed, for example, via the so-called Keldysh parameter (reference), but this does not play any role in the application of the method according to the invention.
• the substrate material is not optically isotropic but, for example, birefringent, the propagation of the laser light in the material is also influenced by the polarization.
• the polarization and the orientation of the polarization vector can be chosen so that form as desired only one focal line and not two of them (ordinary and extraordinary rays). In optically isotropic materials, this does not matter.
• the intensity over the pulse duration, the pulse energy and the focal line diameter should be chosen so that no ablation or melting takes place, but only a cracking in the structure of the solid. This requirement is most easily met for typical materials such as glass or transparent crystals with pulsed lasers in the sub-nanosecond range, in particular with pulse durations of e.g. between 10 and 100 ps.
• pulse durations e.g. between 10 and 100 ps.
• Over scale lengths of about one micrometer (0.5 to 5.0 microns) the heat conduction of poor thermal conductors such as glasses into the sub-microsecond range, while for good heat conductors such as crystals and semiconductors, the heat conduction is effective from nanoseconds.
• the essential process for the formation of zones of internal damage is mechanical stress that exceeds the structural strength of the material (compressive strength in MPa).
• the mechanical stress is achieved here by rapid, inhomogeneous heating (thermally induced stress) by the laser energy.
• This argument also applies to materials with hardened or tempered surfaces as long as the thickness of the hardened or tempered layer is large compared to the diameter of the abruptly heated material along the focal line. (See also FIG. 1 described below.)
• the type of interaction can be adjusted via the fluence (energy density in joules per cm 2 ) and the laser pulse duration with selected focal line diameter such that 1.) no melt at the surface or in the volume and 2.) no ablation with particle formation at the Surface takes place.
• step (a) The generation of the contour line of a desired separation surface (relative movement between laser beam and substrate along the contour line on the substrate surface), that is to say step (a), will now be described. The same applies to (b) and (d).
• the interaction with the material produces a single, continuous (viewed in the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface) crack zone in the material along a focal line per laser pulse.
• a sequence of these crack zones per laser pulse is set so close to each other along the desired separation line that a lateral connection of the cracks to a desired crack surface / contour in the material results.
• the laser is pulsed at a certain repetition rate. Spot size and spacing are chosen so that a desired, directional cracking begins on the surface along the line of laser spots.
• the distance of the individual crack zones along the desired separation surface results from the movement of the focal line relative to the material within the time span from laser pulse to laser pulse. See also Fig. 4 described below.
• the orientation of the Focal line to the surface of the material can either be fixed, or via a rotatable optical normal arrangement (hereinafter also referred to simply as optics) and / or a rotatable beam path of the laser along the desired Contour line or separation surface or line to be changed.
• the focal line for forming the desired separation line in up to five separate movable axes are guided through the material: two spatial axes (x, y), which set the puncture point of the focal line in the material, two angular axes (theta, phi), the Determine orientation of the focal line from the piercing point into the material, and another spatial axis ( ⁇ ', not necessarily orthogonal to x, y), which determines how deep the focal line extends from the piercing point at the surface into the material.
• ⁇ ' not necessarily orthogonal to x, y
• the final separation of the material (separation of the contour) along the generated contour line takes place either by residual stress of the material or by introduced forces, eg mechanical (tensile) or thermal (non-uniform heating / cooling). Since in the steps (a), (b) and (d) no material is ablated, there is generally no continuous gap in the material, but only a highly disturbed fracture surface (microcracks), the interlocked and possibly still through Bridges is connected. The forces subsequently introduced in the post-treatment step separate the remaining bridges via lateral crack growth (parallel to the substrate plane) and overcome the toothing so that the material can be separated along the separating surface.
• forces eg mechanical (tensile) or thermal (non-uniform heating / cooling.
• the laser beam focal line which can be used in steps (a), (b) and (d) is referred to above and subsequently alternatively also simply as the focal line of the laser beam.
• the substrate is prepared by the cracking (induced absorption along the focal line extended perpendicular to the substrate plane) with the contour line, the tear line sections and the relief line section (s) for separating the contour from the substrate , Cracking is preferably perpendicular to the substrate level into the substrate or into the interior of the substrate (longitudinal cracking).
• a multiplicity of individual laser beam focal lines along a line generally have to be introduced into the substrate on the substrate surface so that the individual parts of the substrate can be separated from one another. This can either the
• Substrate are moved parallel to the substrate plane relative to the laser beam or the optical arrangement or, conversely, the optical arrangement are moved parallel to the substrate plane relative to the stationary arranged substrate.
• the induced absorption of steps (a), (b) and (d) is advantageously generated so that cracking occurs in the substrate structure without ablation and without reflow of substrate material. This is done by means of the setting of the laser parameters already described, which are explained below in the context of examples, as well as the features and parameters of the optical arrangement.
• the extent I of the laser beam focal line and / or the extent of the portion of the induced absorption in the substrate material (in the interior of the substrate) can be between 0.1 mm, preferably between 0.3 mm and 10 mm, viewed in the beam longitudinal direction.
• Layer thickness of the substrate is preferably between 30 and 3000 ⁇ , more preferably between 100 and 1000 ⁇ .
• the ratio l / d from this expansion I of the laser beam focal line and the layer thickness d of the substrate is preferably between 10 and 0.5, particularly preferably between 5 and 2.
• the ratio L / D from the extension L of the portion of the induced absorption in the substrate material viewed in the beam longitudinal direction and the mean extent D of the portion of the induced absorption in the material, ie inside the substrate, is preferably between 5 and 5000, more preferably between 50 and 5000, viewed transversely to the beam longitudinal direction.
• the average diameter ⁇ (spot diameter) of the laser beam focal line is preferably between 0.5 ⁇ and 5 ⁇ , more preferably between 1 ⁇ and 3 ⁇ (eg at 2 ⁇ ).
• the pulse duration of the laser should be chosen so that within the interaction time with the substrate material, the heat diffusion in this material is negligible (preferably no heat diffusion takes place). If the pulse duration of the laser is denoted by ⁇ , it is preferred for ⁇ , ⁇ and the heat diffusion constant ⁇ of the material of the
• the pulse duration ⁇ may be 10 ps (or less), 10 to 100 ps, or even more than 100 ps.
• the pulse repetition frequency of the laser is preferably between 10 and 1000 kHz, preferably at 100 kHz.
• the laser can be operated as a single-pulse laser or as a burst pulse laser.
• the average laser power (measured from the laser beam output side) is preferably between 10 watts and 100 watts, preferably between 30 watts and 50 watts for steps (a), (b) and (d).
• a laser beam is moved relative to the substrate surface along a line along which a plurality of individual zones of internal damage are to be introduced (also absorption induced as extended portions in the interior of the substrate) along the respective line).
• Zones of internal damage (sections of induced absorption) and the mean diameter ⁇ of the laser beam focal line (spot diameter) is preferably between 0.5 and 3.0, preferably between 1.0 and 2.0 (see also FIG. 4).
• the final separation or separation of the contour from the substrate can take place in that after the steps (a) to (d) (possibly also already during the execution of one of these steps) mechanical forces are exerted on the substrate (for example by means of a mechanical punch ) and / or thermal stresses are introduced into the substrate (for example by means of a C0 2 laser) in order to heat and cool the substrate unevenly.
• mechanical forces for example by means of a mechanical punch
• thermal stresses are introduced into the substrate (for example by means of a C0 2 laser) in order to heat and cool the substrate unevenly.
• this cracking is to be understood as transverse crack formation, ie as a lateral crack formation in the substrate plane (corresponding to FIG the course of the contour line along which the contour is to be separated from the substrate).
• Essential in this preferred procedure in steps (a), (b) and (d) is that per laser pulse (or per burst pulse) a laser beam focal line (and not only a not or only very locally extended focal point) is generated.
• a laser beam focal line and not only a not or only very locally extended focal point
• the focal line thus determines the zone of interaction between laser and substrate.
• the laser parameters can be selected such that an interaction with the material takes place which has a crack zone along the entire focal line (or along the entire extended section of the focal length) Laser beam line of incidence falling into the substrate).
• Selectable laser parameters are, for example, the wavelength of the laser, the pulse duration of the laser, the pulse energy of the laser and possibly also the polarization of the laser.
• contours of very thin glass substrates (glass substrates with thicknesses ⁇ 300 ⁇ , ⁇ 100 ⁇ or even ⁇ 50 ⁇ ) separate. This takes place without edges, damage, cracks, flaking off or the like on the substrate remaining after separation of the contour, so that costly reworking according to the invention is not necessary.
• the zones of internal damage along the lines can be introduced at high speeds (> 1 m / s).
• the optics structure is adjusted accordingly: It is no Brennlinienoptik but a "normal" lens with For example, a focal length of 100 mm (preferably in the range between 70 mm and 150 mm) is used, preferably a galvanometer scanner setup with an F-theta lens.
• Nd YAG laser with 532nm / 515nm wavelength.
• C0 2 laser with 9 to 11 ⁇ wavelength is very well suited together with a gas nozzle.
• step (a) on the one hand may prove convenient to combine between step (a) on the one hand and step (s) (b) and / or (d) on the other hand e.g. to vary the distance between adjacent zones of internal damage.
• an increase in this distance in / in the step (s) (b) and / or (d) in comparison to step (a) is advantageous because such a favorable cracking and thus damage takes place in the inner region of an inner contour.
• Example parameters can be as follows:
• the storage of the substrate can be ensured for example by means of a clamping device with a recess as a cavity. Due to the vapor pressure in the gas-tight cavity, expulsion of the piece of material separated by the removal line and possibly even expulsion of the remainders of the contour which are still remaining and which are still connected to the substrate are possible.
• a laser that is capable of generating both the laser beam in steps (a), (b) and (d) and the material-removing laser beam for the material removal step is, for example, a 50 W picosecond laser.
• the final separation of the contour can apply moisture to the substrate material after introduction of the plurality of zones of internal damage.
• Capillary forces pull water into the damage zones and, by docking with open bonds in the glass structure (caused by the laser), can induce stresses that ultimately help to form a crack.
• a water reservoir can be provided in the region of the contour line to be introduced.
• step (a), (b) and possibly also (d)) and the Materialabtragsund / or material deformation step (c) on the other hand a very high separation quality for contours can be achieved: occur virtually no breakouts, the cut edges on the substrate have after removing the contour of a very low roughness and high accuracy.
• the method is not only suitable for separating out inner contours, but also for separating outer contours with very small radii or corners with very good quality of the resulting outer edges on the remaining substrate.
• outer contours having undercuts e.g., dovetail-shaped outer contours
• 1 shows the principle of positioning a focal line according to the invention, ie the processing of the substrate material transparent to the laser wavelength due to induced absorption along the focal line in steps (a), (b) and (d).
• 2 shows an optical arrangement which can be used according to the invention for steps (a), (b) and (d).
• FIGS. 3a and 3b another optical arrangement according to the invention which can be used for steps (a), (b) and (d).
• step (a) shows a microscope image of the substrate surface (top view of the substrate plane) of a glass pane processed in accordance with step (a).
• Fig. 6 An example of the inventive step (d) in which a relief spiral is generated as a relief line section.
• Fig. 7 An example of the inventive separation of an outer contour of a substrate.
• Fig. 9 An example for performing a material removal step.
• FIG. 10 shows a sketch of a device according to the invention for generating and separating contours.
• FIG. 1 outlines the basic procedure of steps (a), (b) and (d).
• the optical arrangement 20 forms from the irradiated laser beam on the output side over a defined expansion area along the beam direction (length I of the focal line) an extended laser beam focal line 3b. At least in sections, overlapping the laser beam focal line 3b of the laser radiation 3, in the beam path after the optical arrangement, the object to be covered is working, planar substrate 2 positioned.
• the reference numeral 4v designates the surface of the planar substrate facing the optical arrangement 20 or the laser, the reference symbol 4r the spaced-apart rear side surface of the substrate 2 which is usually parallel thereto.
• the substrate thickness (perpendicular to the surfaces 4v and 4r, ie measured to the substrate plane) is designated here by the reference numeral 10.
• the substrate 2 is here oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the beam and thus to the focal line 3b generated in space by the optical arrangement 20 (the substrate is perpendicular to the plane of the drawing) and positioned relative to the focal line 3 b along the beam direction. that the focal line 3b starts in the direction of the beam and begins in front of the surface 4v of the substrate and ends in front of the surface 4r of the substrate, that is to say within the substrate.
• the extended laser beam focal line 3b thus generates (with a suitable laser intensity along the laser beam focal line 3b, which is ensured by the focusing of the laser beam 3 on a section of length I, ie by a line focus of length I) in the overlap region of the laser beam focal line 3b with the substrate 2, ie in the material of the substrate being swept by the focal line 3b, a section 3c extended along the beam longitudinal direction, along which an induced absorption in the material of the substrate is induced, which induces cracking in the material of the substrate along the section 3c.
• the cracking occurs not only locally, but over the entire length of the extended section 3c of the induced absorption (ie the zone of internal damage).
• the length of this section 3c (ie, ultimately the length of the overlap of the laser beam focal line 3b with the substrate 2) is provided here with the reference symbol L.
• the average diameter or the mean extent of the portion of the induced absorption (or the regions in the material of the substrate 2 which are subjected to cracking) is designated by the reference symbol D.
• This average extent D corresponds here essentially to the mean diameter ⁇ of the laser beam focal line 3b.
• FIG. 1a shows, according to the invention, for the wavelength ⁇ of the laser beam 3, transparent substrate material is heated by induced absorption along the focal line 3b.
• Figure 3b outlines that the heated Finally, material expands so that a correspondingly induced stress results in microcracking according to the invention, with the stress on surface 4v being greatest.
• concrete optical arrangements 20 which can be used to produce the focal line 3b and a concrete optical structure (FIG. 10) in which these optical arrangements can be used are described. All arrangements or structures are based on the above-described, so that identical reference numerals are used for identical or their function corresponding components or features. Therefore, only the differences will be described below.
• the individual should be placed along e.g. the contour line 5 on the surface of the substrate to be positioned focal lines 5-1, 5-2, ... as described with the subsequent optical arrangements are generated (the optical arrangement is hereinafter referred to alternatively as laser optics).
• Roughness results in particular from the spot size or the spot diameter of the focal line.
• certain requirements for the numerical aperture of the laser optical system 20 are generally required. These requirements are met by the laser optics 20 described below.
• the laser beam must illuminate the optics to the required opening, which is typically accomplished by beam expansion by means of telescopes telescope between laser and focusing optics.
• the spot size should not vary too much for a uniform interaction along the focal line. This can for example be ensured (see example below) that the focusing optics is illuminated only in a narrow, annular area by then naturally change the beam aperture and thus the numerical aperture percentage only small.
• the laser radiation 3a emitted by the laser 3 is first directed to a circular diaphragm 20a, which is completely non-transparent to the laser radiation used, directed.
• the diaphragm 20a is oriented perpendicular to the beam longitudinal axis and centered on the central beam of the beam 3a shown.
• the diameter of the diaphragm 20a is chosen such that the bundles of rays lying near the center of the beam 3a or of the central beam (referred to here as 3aZ) strike the stop and are completely absorbed by the stop.
• bi-convex lens 20b formed focusing optical element of the optical assembly 20th
• the center-beam-centered lens 20b is here consciously designed as an uncorrected, bi-convex focusing lens in the form of a conventional spherically ground lens.
• the spherical aberration of such a lens is deliberately exploited.
• ideal-corrected systems may use different aspheres or multiple lenses that do not form an ideal focus point but rather a pronounced, elongated focus line of defined length (ie lenses or systems that no longer have a single focal point).
• the zones of the lens thus focus precisely in dependence on the distance from the Mit- te the lens along a focal line 3b.
• the diameter of the aperture 20a transverse to the beam direction is here about 90% of the diameter of the beam (beam diameter defined by the extent to drop to 1 / e) and about 75% of the diameter of the lens of the optical arrangement 20.
• the focal line 3b of a non-aberration corrected spherical lens 20b which was created by hiding the beams in the middle. Shown is the section in a plane through the central ray, the complete three-dimensional bundle is obtained by rotating the illustrated rays around the focal line 3b.
• FIG. 3 a shows such an optical arrangement 20 in which in the beam path of the
• a first optical element with a non-spherical free surface which is formed to form an extended laser beam focal line 3b, is positioned.
• this first optical element is a 5 ° cone angle axicon 20c, which is positioned perpendicular to the beam direction and centered on the laser beam 3.
• An axicon or cone prism is a special, conically ground lens that forms a point source along a line along the optical axis (or also transforms a laser beam into an annular shape).
• the structure of such an axicon is basically known to the person skilled in the art;
• the cone angle here is for example 10 °.
• the cone tip of the axicon points against the beam direction.
• a second, focusing optical element here a plano-convex lens 20d positioned (the curvature of the axicon points).
• the distance z1 is selected here with about 300 mm so that the laser radiation formed by the axicon 20c is incident annularly on the outer regions of the lens 20d.
• FIG. 3b shows the design of the focal line 3b or the induced absorption 3c in the material of the substrate 2 according to FIG. 3a in detail.
• the optical properties of the two elements 20c, 20d and the positioning of the same takes place here such that the extension I of the focal line 3b in the beam direction exactly matches the thickness 10 of the substrate 2.
• the focal line is formed at a certain distance from the laser optics, and the majority of the laser radiation is focused to a desired end of the focal line.
• This can be achieved as described by illuminating a mainly focusing element 20d (lens) only in a ring on a desired zone, thereby realizing firstly the desired numerical aperture and thus the desired spot size, and secondly the desired focal line 3b, the circle of confusion loses intensity over a very short distance in the middle of the spot, as a substantially annular spot is formed.
• crack formation in the sense of the invention is stopped within a short distance at the desired depth of the substrate.
• the axicon 20c acts in two ways: through the axicon 20c, a usually circular laser spot is sent annularly onto the focusing lens 20d, and the asphericity of the axicon 20c causes a focal line to form outside the focal plane instead of a focal point in the focal plane of the lens.
• the length I of the focal line 3b can be adjusted via the beam diameter on the axicon.
• the numerical aperture along the focal line in turn, can be adjusted via the distance zl axicon lens and the cone angle of the axicon. In this way, thus the entire laser energy can be concentrated in the focal line.
• the annular illumination still has the advantage that on the one hand the laser power is used optimally, since a large part of the laser light in the desired focal length remains concentrated, on the other hand by the annular Together with the desired aberration set by the other optical functions, the zone illuminated a uniform spot size along the focal line, and thus a uniform separation process according to the invention along the focal line can be achieved.
• a focusing meniscus lens or another higher-corrected focusing lens can also be used.
• Borosilicate or Sodalime glasses 2 without any other colorations are optically transparent from about 350 nm to about 2.5 ⁇ m. Glasses are generally poor heat conductors, which is why laser pulse durations of a few nanoseconds already allow no significant heat diffusion from a focal line 3b out. Nevertheless, even shorter laser pulse durations are advantageous because with sub-nanosecond or picosecond
• Pulse a desired induced absorption via non-linear effects is easier to achieve (intensity much higher).
• Suitable for cutting flat glass according to the invention is e.g. a commercial picosecond laser 12 having the following parameters:
• the laser beam initially has a beam diameter (measured at 13% of the peak intensity, ie l / e 2 Diameter of a Gaussian beam) of about 2 mm, the beam quality is at least M 2 ⁇ 1.2 (determined by
• the beam diameter can be increased by a factor of 10 to approx. 20-22 mm with a beam expansion optics (commercial beam telescope according to Kepler).
• a so-called annular aperture 20a of 9 mm diameter the inner part of the beam is dimmed, so that forms an annular beam.
• this annular beam is e.g. a plano-convex lens 20b with 28 mm focal length (quartz glass with radius 13 mm) illuminated.
• the strong (desired) spherical aberration of the lens 20b results in the focal line according to the invention.
• the theoretical diameter ⁇ of the focal line varies along the beam axis, therefore it is advantageous for the generation of a homogeneous crack surface, if the substrate thickness 10 here is less than about 1 mm (typical thicknesses for display glasses are 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm). With a spot size of about 2 ⁇ and a distance from spot to spot of 5 ⁇ results in a speed of 0.5 m / sec, with which the focal line along the contour line 5 on the substrate 2 can be performed (see FIG. 4). With 25W average power on the
• Substrate (measured after the focusing lens 7) results from the pulse repetition frequency of 100 kHz, a pulse energy of 250 ⁇ , which also in a structured pulse (rapid sequence of individual pulses at a distance of only 20 ns, so-called burst pulse) from 2 to 5 Sub-. Pulses can be made.
• the threshold intensity for the process (induced absorption and formation of a fault zone due to thermal shock) naturally has to be achieved over a longer focal line I.
• higher required pulse energies and higher average powers follow.
• the transection of approximately 3 mm thick glass succeeds.
• the annular aperture 20a is removed, and on the other hand the distance lens 20b to the substrate is corrected (increased in the direction of nominal focus distance) so that a longer focal line is formed in the substrate.
• Sodium-containing glasses are hardened by dipping in liquid potassium. umsalz baths on the glass surface sodium is exchanged for potassium. This leads to a considerable internal stress (compressive stress) in a 5-50 ⁇ m thick layer on the surfaces, which in turn leads to the higher stability.
• the process parameters when severing tempered glasses are similar to those for uncured glasses of comparable dimensions and composition.
• the tempered glass can be shattered much more easily by the internal stress, by undesired crack growth, not along the lasered predetermined breaking surface 5, but in the
• the parameter field for the successful cutting of a particular tempered glass is narrower.
• the average laser power and the associated cutting speed must be kept fairly accurate, depending on the thickness of the cured layer.
• cutting speed of Im / s at 100 kHz pulse repetition frequency therefore a spot distance of 10 ⁇ , with an average power of 14 W.
• sequence of steps (a) to (c) (preferably with (d)) crucial to prevent unwanted cracks and destruction in the remaining substrate 2.
• Very thin tempered glasses consist mainly of strained material, i. Front and back are e.g. each 30 ⁇ sodium poor and thus hardened, and only 40 ⁇ inside are uncured. This
• FIG. 4 shows a microscope image of the surface of a glass pane processed according to the invention in accordance with step (a).
• the individual focal lines or extended sections of induced absorption 3c along the contour line 5, which are here designated by the reference symbols 5-1, 5-2,... (In the depth of the substrate perpendicular to the illustrated surface), connect along the line 5 , along which the laser beam was guided over the surface 4v of the substrate, by cracking to a separation surface for the separation of the substrate parts, which takes place via the further steps according to the invention.
• Well visible is the multiplicity of the individual extended sections of induced absorption 5-1, 5-2,..., In which case the pulse repetition frequency of the laser was adjusted to the feed rate for moving the laser beam over the surface 4v, that is the ratio a / ⁇ from the average distance a immediately adjacent sections 5-1, 5-2, ... and the mean diameter ⁇ of the laser beam focal line is about 2.0.
• FIGS. 5a-5d show, by way of example, the processing according to the invention of a 0.7 mm thick glass substrate 2 in a plan view of the substrate plane.
• FIG. 5 a shows, in the contour definition step (a) the laser beam 3 of an Nd: YAG laser having a lambda wavelength of 1064 ⁇ m (the laser 12 is not shown here) is irradiated perpendicular to the substrate plane and along the contour line 1 to be generated 5 guided.
• the contour 1 to be generated here is a circular inner contour which is to be cut out of the substrate 2. The aim of machining is thus to produce a precisely circular hole in the substrate 2.
• the circular inner contour 1 or the substrate material thereof during the process steps (a) to (d) can be destroyed because the remaining substrate sections 2 represent the desired product.
• pulsed operation of the laser 12 by means of the laser beam 3 along the contour line 5 in the substrate material results in a multiplicity of individual zones 5-1, 5-2, ... of internal damage (sections of induced absorption along an extended section of FIG generated by the laser laser beam line) generated.
• the individual zones of internal damage are generated as described for FIG. 4 (this also applies to the following steps (d) and (b)) described below.
• After 5 such zones internal damage 5-1, 5-2, ... were generated over the entire circumference, although in the substrate 2 one of the RanzutMap inner contour 1 corresponding break line has been generated, the material of the inner contour 1, however, as already described not completely separated from the material of the remaining substrate portion 2.
• the further steps (b) to (d) now serve to completely separate the material of the inner contour 1 from the substrate 2 in such a way that any damage (such as cracks, spalling and the like) in the remaining substrate material is avoided.
• This step (d) serves to realize a reduction in stress, ie when the contour line is introduced, latent stresses in the substrate material could otherwise lead to a tearing of the entire substrate in the case of small contour radii and strongly strained glasses.
• This can be prevented by the additional section of step (d), which is not a must.
• This cut may have a spiral as a shape, but may also be designed as a "circle-in-circle" approaching the contour line. The aim of this cut is to minimize the distance of the relief line section 11 to the target contour, as little as possible To allow material to stand or allow self-detachment
• Example values for the maximum approximation of the relief line section 11 to the contour line 5 are here approx. 20 ⁇ to 50 ⁇ .
• FIG. 5c shows the crack definition step (b) carried out according to the invention after the stress relief step (d).
• the laser beam 3 of the laser 12 is guided over the substrate surface or the inner contour surface as well as in steps (a) and (d), so that here too a plurality of individual zones 6 along the structures 6 inscribed in the inner contour 1 -1, 6-2, ... internal damage as shown in Figure 4 are introduced.
• a plurality of straight-line tear line sections 6a, 6b,... which start at a location on the contour line 5 and are guided away from the contour line 5 at an angle ⁇ from here to 25 ° and leading into the contour 1 to be severed, are produced.
• exactly two crack line sections (for example the tear line sections 6a and 6b) start at one and the same location on the contour line 5 and extend in mutually opposite directions at the angle ⁇ into the inner contour 1 to the extent that they enter the previously introduced relief line section 11 cut.
• the angle ⁇ is the angle between the tangent to the contour line 5 at the location where the two of this location in substantially opposite directions in the material of the inner contour 1 leading Rißlinienabête (for example, the sections 6a and 6b or the sections 6c and 6d), and the tangent to the respective tear line section at that location (or the tear line section itself, since it coincides with its tangents).
• a plurality of V-shaped tear lines 6V existing in the same place on the contour line 5 are formed along the entire circumference of the contour line 5 from the contour line 5 over the latter between the latter
• Relief line section 11 lead lying surface portions of the inner contour 1 away, the relief line section 11 intersect and in the lying within the discharge line section 11 area of the inner contour 1 into generated.
• the two legs of one and the same V-shaped tear line 6V lead along the tangents to the contour line 5 at the location of the tip of the respective tear line symmetrically to the normal on this tangent, so on both sides of the normal, in the inner contour 1 inside.
• the tear line sections 6a, 6b,..., Do not necessarily have to start directly at a location on the contour line 5, even if this is preferred, but may also start slightly apart from the contour line 5 at a location in the inner contour material 1 and over the
• the angle ⁇ is then calculated between the conceptually continued section line of the respective tear line section with the contour line 5 on the one hand and the tangent to the contour line 5 on the other hand).
• five to ten V-shaped tear lines are generated along the circumference of the circular lines 5, 11.
• the tear lines 6V or the tear line sections 6a, 6b,... Thereof are preferably placed and aligned in such a way that the release behavior during and / or after the material-removing laser step (c) is improved.
• the material ring remaining after the material-removing laser step (c) is selectively segmented in such a way that individual segments of the circular ring can be triggered more easily. An attempt is made to build up an inward tension in the V-cuts, so that the partial segments are pressed inwards as far as possible after the material-removing laser step (c).
• V-cuts are not a must because the method of the invention can function without them.
• FIG. 5 d shows the material removal step (c) carried out after the crack definition step (b). (For reasons of clarity, only three of the V-shaped tear lines introduced in step (b) are shown in FIG. 5d.)
• a material-removing laser beam 7 generated by a laser 14, not shown here, is directed onto the substrate surface.
• the parameters of the material-removing laser beam 7 from the laser beam 3 differ as follows: It becomes a punctiform one Focus or punctate damage with concomitant material removal applied. Wavelength: between 300 nm and 11000 nm; particularly suitable 532nm or 10600 nm. Pulse durations: 10 ps, 20 ns or even 3000 ⁇ .
• the laser beam 7 within the relief line section 11 inscribes into the material of the inner contour 1 a circular removal line 9 which is also circular along the entire circumference of the contour circle 5 or the relief line circle 11 (here only partially shown) , In the radial direction (seen to the center of the inner contour 1), the distance of the Abtragline 9 from the relief line 11 here about 25% of the distance of the relief line 11 from the outer contour line 5.
• the distance 8 of the Abtragline 9 of the contour line 5 is thus the 1.25 times the distance of the relief line 11 from the contour line 5.
• the Abtragline 9 is thereby introduced so that they
• the remaining, undesired contour residues lr (which also include the stress relief sections 1 ') can be separated from the remaining substrate 2 by means of a mechanical punch movable perpendicular to the substrate plane.
• FIG. 6 shows an alternative form of introducing a relief line section 11 into the substrate material of the inner contour 1 of FIG. 5a to be separated.
• a relief spiral IIS which approximates the course of the contour line 5 and is seen radially outward from the center of the inner contour 1 can be inscribed in the material of the inner contour 2 to be severed here approximately 3.5 times .
• the present invention can be used not only for separating closed inner contours 1 from a substrate 2, but also for separating complex-shaped outer contours 1 whose shape (compare, for example, the dovetail-shaped section of the contour line 5 in FIG. 7) is such, that the outer contour 1 of the substrate 2 with known from the prior art method without introduction of
• the angle ⁇ of the two opposing legs of the V-shaped tear lines 6V-1, 6V-2,... Lying here between the contour line 5 on the one hand and the removal line 9 on the other hand is 10 ° here.
• otherwise identical reference numerals denote identical or corresponding features as in Figures 5a to 5d.
• the substrate thickness perpendicular to the substrate plane is marked with the reference numeral 10.
• the invention can thus be used in particular also for the separation of contours with undercuts.
• FIG. 8 shows several different possibilities of how to realize along the course of the contour line 5 different tear line sections 6a, 6b,... Starting in each case essentially at the contour line 5 and leading into the material of the contour 1 to be separated:
• FIG. 8a shows V-shaped standard ripples (see also Fig. 5c).
• FIG. 8b shows V-shaped multiple ripples along the contour line profile 5, in which adjacent V-shaped tear lines intersect at the legs facing each other.
• FIG. 8c shows open tear lines by introducing in each case only one leg of a V-shaped tear line.
• FIG. 9 shows how with an additional precipitation material 18 (here:
• the high beam power of the material-removing laser beam 7 compared to the laser beam 3 is coupled to the substrate 2 via a (second, comparable FIG. 10) beam-guiding optical unit 21.
• the substrate 2 is stored in a clamping device 16 (eg so-called chuck) in such a way that a gas-tight cavity 17 is formed on the substrate rear side 4r in a region below the inner contour 1 to be separated.
• a clamping device 16 eg so-called chuck
• Above here is the substrate front side 4v facing the incident laser beam).
• the precipitation material 18 has been introduced into this cavity 17 at the beginning of the material removal step (c) by focusing the laser beam 7 through the substrate 2 by means of the optical unit 21 9a) is evaporated through the laser-beam-induced evaporation on the portion of the substrate rear side 4r located in the cavity 17 and forms (FIG. 9b) on at least one surface of the inner contour 1 to be separated out
• Substrate side 4r is a coupling-in layer 18 'improving the coupling of the laser beam 7.
• the vaporization of the material 18 for precipitation on the back surface 4r is carried out for about ... seconds
• Material of the layer 18 'jedo Ch is opaque for ⁇ , so the coupling of the beam 7 is improved in the substrate material.
• the laser radiation 7 is focused 15 through the optical unit 21 and through the substrate on the back surface 4r (see Figure 9b).
• the focal point 15 of the laser radiation 7 is guided successively from the substrate rear side 4r to the substrate front side 4v by a multiple circulation of the beam 7 along the line 9 in order to see the substrate material along the removal line 9 over the entire substrate thickness 10 successively remove or vaporize by the high laser energy introduced.
• FIG. 10 outlines a device according to the invention for carrying out the method according to the invention, which is equipped with a device that is in a common laser geköpf trained Strahler Wegungs- and beam shaping assembly 19 is provided.
• the unit 19 comprises the two lasers 12 (for generating the individual zones of inner damage with lower laser intensity generating laser beam 3) and 14 (for generating the material-removing laser beam 7 higher intensity) and two beam-guiding optical units 20 and 21, each having a F -Theta lens downstream galvanometer scanner for beam deflection (the construction of such optical units is known in the art).
• the laser radiation 3 of the laser 12 is thus focused on the surface of the substrate 2 via the F-theta objective and the galvanometer scanner of the unit 20 and, for generating the contour line 5, deflected by means of the galvanometer scanner. Accordingly, the laser radiation 7 of the laser 14 is focused on the surface of the substrate 2 via the F-theta objective and the galvanometer scanner of the unit 21 and deflected to generate the removal line 9 by the galvanometer scanner of the unit 21.
• Moving optics are used (then the substrate is moved).
• a central control unit here in the form of a PC 22 with suitable memories, programs, etc., controls the beam generation, beam focusing and beam deflection by means of the unit 19 via a bidirectional data and control line 23.
• Differences of the beam guiding optics 20 and 21 for generating the two different laser beams 3 and 7 are as follows:
• the laser beam 7 is compared to the beam 3 z. B. guided with a corrected F-theta lens on the surface, resulting in the formation of a point-like focus.
• the focal length of the lens for the beam 7 is significantly larger than for the beam 3, z. B. 120 mm compared to 40 mm.

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