3D Manufacturing of Glass Microstructures Using Femtosecond Laser
The rapid expansion of femtosecond (fs) laser technology brought previously unavailable capabilities to laser material processing. One of the areas which benefited the most due to these advances was the 3D processing of transparent dielectrics, namely glasses and crystals. This review is dedicated t...
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| description | The rapid expansion of femtosecond (fs) laser technology brought previously unavailable capabilities to laser material processing. One of the areas which benefited the most due to these advances was the 3D processing of transparent dielectrics, namely glasses and crystals. This review is dedicated to overviewing the significant advances in the field. First, the underlying physical mechanism of material interaction with ultrashort pulses is discussed, highlighting how it can be exploited for volumetric, high-precision 3D processing. Next, three distinct transparent material modification types are introduced, fundamental differences between them are explained, possible applications are highlighted. It is shown that, due to the flexibility of fs pulse fabrication, an array of structures can be produced, starting with nanophotonic elements like integrated waveguides and photonic crystals, ending with a cm-scale microfluidic system with micro-precision integrated elements. Possible limitations to each processing regime as well as how these could be overcome are discussed. Further directions for the field development are highlighted, taking into account how it could synergize with other fs-laser-based manufacturing techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05488f0cc73643cba01b890ee45bee672023-11-21T17:37:01ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2021-04-0112549910.3390/mi120504993D Manufacturing of Glass Microstructures Using Femtosecond LaserAgnė Butkutė0Linas Jonušauskas1Femtika Ltd., Saulėtekio Ave. 15, LT-10224 Vilnius, LithuaniaFemtika Ltd., Saulėtekio Ave. 15, LT-10224 Vilnius, LithuaniaThe rapid expansion of femtosecond (fs) laser technology brought previously unavailable capabilities to laser material processing. One of the areas which benefited the most due to these advances was the 3D processing of transparent dielectrics, namely glasses and crystals. This review is dedicated to overviewing the significant advances in the field. First, the underlying physical mechanism of material interaction with ultrashort pulses is discussed, highlighting how it can be exploited for volumetric, high-precision 3D processing. Next, three distinct transparent material modification types are introduced, fundamental differences between them are explained, possible applications are highlighted. It is shown that, due to the flexibility of fs pulse fabrication, an array of structures can be produced, starting with nanophotonic elements like integrated waveguides and photonic crystals, ending with a cm-scale microfluidic system with micro-precision integrated elements. Possible limitations to each processing regime as well as how these could be overcome are discussed. Further directions for the field development are highlighted, taking into account how it could synergize with other fs-laser-based manufacturing techniques.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/12/5/499femtosecond laserglass micromachining3D structuring |
| spellingShingle | Agnė Butkutė Linas Jonušauskas 3D Manufacturing of Glass Microstructures Using Femtosecond Laser Micromachines femtosecond laser glass micromachining 3D structuring |
| title | 3D Manufacturing of Glass Microstructures Using Femtosecond Laser |
| title_full | 3D Manufacturing of Glass Microstructures Using Femtosecond Laser |
| title_fullStr | 3D Manufacturing of Glass Microstructures Using Femtosecond Laser |
| title_full_unstemmed | 3D Manufacturing of Glass Microstructures Using Femtosecond Laser |
| title_short | 3D Manufacturing of Glass Microstructures Using Femtosecond Laser |
| title_sort | 3d manufacturing of glass microstructures using femtosecond laser |
| topic | femtosecond laser glass micromachining 3D structuring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/12/5/499 |
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