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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Nlight Photonics Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Martinsen, West Linn, OR (US);
Adam Dittli, Vancouver, WA (US);
Ken Gross, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
nLIGHT, Inc., Tualatin, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); B23K 26/40 (2014.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); B23K 26/361 (2014.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/40 (2013.01); B23K 26/361 (2015.10); G02B 26/101 (2013.01); G02B 26/105 (2013.01); H01L 31/1884 (2013.01); B23K 2103/50 (2018.08); G06F 2203/04112 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A processing system directs a laser beam to a composite including a substrate, a conductive layer, and a conductive border. The location of a focus of the laser beam can be controlled to bring the laser beam into focus on the surfaces of the conductive materials. The laser beam can be used to ablatively process the conductive border and non-ablatively process the conductive layer by translating a focus-adjust optical system so as to vary laser beam diameter.