Laser Assisted Fabrication Of Metallic Tracks In Soda-Lime-Silica Glass And Fused Silica

The objective of this work is the development of a laser supported process to enable the modification of the electrical and thermal properties of glass on a local scale. The principle of the process is based on the local melting of glass by a cO2 laser beam and the addition of an additive to the molten area at the surface. During solidification a metal-glass composite is formed with modified material properties compared to the bulk material. Soda-lime-silica glass and fused silica were treated with metal powders of tungsten and nickel.