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Transparent material processing with an ultrashort pulse laser

  • US 7,626,138 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2006
  • Issued: 12/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for generating visible patterns of laser-modified features below the surface of a transparent material, comprising:

  • forming a plurality of lines at different depths within the material using a tightly focused ultrashort pulse laser outputs, said tightly focused outputs having controllably varied focal points and sufficient fluence so as to create regions of material modification at said different depths below said surface;

    controlling the roughness of said lines by controlling parameters of said laser; and

    illuminating said lines using light propagating generally perpendicular to said lines, wherein said patterns are clearly visible to the unaided eye when illuminated from the perpendicular and substantially invisible to the unaided eye under ambient light.

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