Abstract

The welding of glasses is widely used in many fields, such as optics, microfluidics, and microelectromechanical systems. In this paper, two pieces of 1 mm soda lime glass substrates were welded using a 1064 nm nanosecond laser assisted with a 14 nm titanium-coated thin film coating. Results show that after the laser irradiation, the welded area becomes highly transparent much like uncoated glass. The maximum change rate of transmittance of the welded zone is 8.88% in the wavelength range of 400–1800 nm, compared to a piece of 2 mm glass substrate. The chemical reaction process between the titanium film and the glass substrate of the highly transparent welded sample was analyzed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Welded quality and shear strength were characterized by scanning acoustic microscopy and shear tests.

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