Repairing damage on ground fused silica by CO2 laser irradiation

Peng Yao*, Takuro Abe, Nobuhito Yoshihara, Tianfeng Zhou, Jiwang Yan, Tsunemoto Kuriyagawa

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Abstract

Fused silica is an important material for optics of ultraviolet laser transmission. It is difficult to be ground in ductile mode because of a high brittleness. In this paper, ductile mode grinding was achieved by a taper grinding method when the initial surface was a polished surface. However, when the initial surface was an unpolished surface, ductile mode grinding could not be realized because of the existence of surface and subsurface damages. The damages on the ground fused silica surface were repaired by CO2 laser irradiation with optimal laser power and scanning velocity. The optimal parameters were determined by studying the viscosity of fused silica and etching depth of laser irradiated groove. Besides laser processing parameters, surface roughness of laser irradiated surface is also greatly influenced by the initial surface roughness

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Abrasive Technology XIII
Pages401-406
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Symposium on Advances in Abrasive Technology, ISAAT2010 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 19 Sept 201022 Sept 2010

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume126-128
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference13th International Symposium on Advances in Abrasive Technology, ISAAT2010
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityTaipei
Period19/09/1022/09/10

Keywords

  • Brittle mode
  • CO laser irradiation
  • Ductile mode
  • Fused silica
  • Subsurface damage

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