Selective laser melting of borosilicate glass using ultrashort laser pulses

B. Seyfarth; L. Schade; T. Ullsperger; G. Matthäus; A. Tünnermann; S. Nolte

doi:10.1117/12.2289614

26 February 2018 Selective laser melting of borosilicate glass using ultrashort laser pulses

B. Seyfarth, L. Schade, T. Ullsperger, G. Matthäus, A. Tünnermann, S. Nolte

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Proceedings Volume 10523, Laser 3D Manufacturing V; 105230C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289614
Event: SPIE LASE, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Within the field of laser assisted additive manufacturing, the application of ultrashort pulse lasers for selective laser melting came into focus recently. In contrast to conventional lasers, these systems provide extremely high peak power at ultrashort interaction times and offer both the opportunity of nonlinear absorption and the potential to control the thermal impact at the vicinity of the processed region by tailoring the pulse repetition rate. Consequently, transparent materials like borosilicate glass or opaque materials with extremely high melting points like copper, tungsten or even special composites like AlSi40 can be processed. In this publication, we present the selective laser melting of glass by using 500 fs laser pulses at MHz repetition rates emitted at a center wavelength of 515 nm. In order to identify an appropriate processing window, a detailed parameter study was performed. We demonstrate the fabrication of porous bulk glass parts as well as the realization of structures featuring thicknesses below 30 μm, which is below typical achieved structural sizes using pulsed or CO₂ laser [1]. In contrast to alternative approaches [2], due to the nonlinear absorption and therefore complete melting of the material, there was no need for binding materials. This work demonstrates the potential for 3D printing of glass using the powder bed approach.

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B. Seyfarth, L. Schade, T. Ullsperger, G. Matthäus, A. Tünnermann, and S. Nolte "Selective laser melting of borosilicate glass using ultrashort laser pulses", Proc. SPIE 10523, Laser 3D Manufacturing V, 105230C (26 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289614

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