Abstract:
Methods of manufacturing a ribbon can comprise identifying a location of a nonuniformity in a characteristic of a molten portion of a moving ribbon. The methods can further comprise impinging a deflected pulsed laser beam on a heating zone comprising a location of a nonuniformity in the molten portion of the ribbon. In some embodiments, the heating zone can be elongated in a travel direction of a travel path of the moving ribbon. In some embodiments, the pulsed laser beam can be reflected off a reflective surface of a polygonal reflecting device rotating at a substantially constant angular velocity. In some embodiments, the methods can include impinging the deflected pulsed laser beam on a sensing device to generate a signal. The methods can further comprise calibrating a location of the deflected pulsed laser beam based on the signal from the sensing device.
Abstract:
An additive manufacturing process includes forming an object material stack using sheet materials without use of binder material between the sheet materials and forming features of the cross-sectional layers of a 3D object in the corresponding sheet materials. Another process involves forming features of the cross-sectional layers of a 3D object in soot layers of a laminated soot sheet. A manufactured article includes three or more glass layers laminated together without any binder material between the glass layers. At least one of the glass layers is composed of silica or doped silica, and at least one feature is formed in at least one of the glass layers.
Abstract:
Foldable apparatus can comprise a foldable substrate comprising a thickness (T) and a plurality of grooves extending through a first major surface. A groove spacing (Gs) is defined between a pair of grooves. A first groove of the plurality of grooves comprises a groove depth (Gd) and a groove width (Gw). In some embodiments, 7.93-6.19*(Gw/T) −9.52*(Gd/T) +6.05*(Gs/T)
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to ceramic lithium ion electrolyte membranes and processes for forming them. The ceramic lithium electrolyte membrane may comprise at least one ablative edge. Exemplary processes for forming the ceramic lithium ion electrolyte membranes comprise fabricating a lithium ion electrolyte sheet and cutting at least one edge of the fabricated electrolyte sheet with an ablative laser.
Abstract:
A method of forming a glass article is provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a first interface surface of a first glass block proximate a second interface surface of a second glass block to define an interface seam, welding the first and second glass blocks together around a majority of the interface seam to define an internal cavity, coupling a vacuum fitting to at least one of the first and second glass blocks, drawing a vacuum in the cavity between the first and second glass blocks, and heating the first and second glass blocks to fuse the first and second glass blocks together.
Abstract:
A method for processing a transparent workpiece includes forming a contour of defect in the transparent workpiece and separating the transparent workpiece along the contour using an infrared laser beam. During separation, the method also includes detecting a position and propagation direction of a crack tip relative to a reference location and propagation direction of an infrared beam spot, determining a detected distance and angular offset between the crack tip and the reference location of the infrared beam spot, comparing the detected distance to a preset distance, comparing the detected angular offset to a preset angular offset, and modifying at least one of a power of the infrared laser beam or a speed of relative translation between the infrared laser beam and the transparent workpiece in response to a difference between the detected distance and the preset distance and between the detected angular offset and the preset angular offset.
Abstract:
A system and method for making an edge section of a thin, high purity fused silica glass sheet. The method includes a step of directing a laser to melt through the glass sheet with localized heating of a narrow portion of the glass sheet to form an edge section of the glass sheet, and continuing the edge section to form a closed loop defining a perimeter of the glass sheet. The method further includes rapidly cooling the glass sheet through the glass transition temperature as the melted glass of the edge section contracts and/or solidifies to form an unrefined-bullnose shape extending between first and second major surfaces of the glass sheet.
Abstract:
A method for forming a plurality of precision holes in a substrate by drilling, including affixing a sacrificial cover layer to a surface of the substrate, positioning a laser beam in a predetermined location relative to the substrate and corresponding to a desired location of one of the plurality of precision holes, forming a through hole in the sacrificial cover layer by repeatedly pulsing a laser beam at the predetermined location, and pulsing the laser beam into the through hole formed in the sacrificial cover layer. A work piece having precision holes including a substrate having the precision holes formed therein, wherein a longitudinal axis of each precision hole extends in a thickness direction of the substrate, and a sacrificial cover layer detachably affixed to a surface of the substrate, such that the sacrificial cover layer reduces irregularities of the precision holes.
Abstract:
A system and method for making a thin sintered silica sheet is provided. The method includes providing a soot deposition surface and forming a glass soot sheet by delivering a stream of glass soot particles from a soot generating device to the soot deposition surface. The method includes providing a sintering laser positioned to direct a laser beam onto the soot sheet and forming a sintered glass sheet from the glass soot sheet by delivering a laser beam from the sintering laser onto the glass soot sheet. The sintered glass sheet formed by the laser sintering system or method is thin, has low surfaces roughness and/or low contaminant levels.
Abstract:
Methods of cutting laminate strengthened glass substrates are disclosed. A method is disclosed which includes providing a laminate strengthened glass substrate having a glass core layer with first and second surface portions, and at least one glass cladding layer fused to the first surface portion or the second surface portion of the glass core layer. The glass core layer has a core coefficient of thermal expansion that is less than a cladding coefficient of thermal expansion. The method further includes forming an edge defect on the laminate strengthened glass substrate, heating first and second regions of the laminate strengthened glass substrate on the at least one glass cladding layer. The first and second regions are offset from first and second sides of a desired line of separation, respectively. The method further includes propagating a crack imitated at the edge defect between the first and second regions.