Lasers Change the Shape of the Photovoltaics Industry
Laser technology and photovoltaics manufacturing make naturally happy partners. Lasers lend themselves well to the needs of PV development such as drilling, trenching, ablation, welding and doping.
Lasers may have been made for photovoltaics (PVs). Many of the materials used in PVs, such as silicon, metals and dielectrics, absorb laser light at the right wavelength; short-wave or pulsed lasers enable low optical and thermal penetration depth; fragile materials can be processed without...
Photonics Spectra, March 2012