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Spectra-Physics is a market leader in lasers for photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing. With thousands of lasers used in PV manufacturing, Spectra-Physics lasers deliver highest reliability and cost-effectiveness for demanding 24/7 operations. Our broad portfolio of lasers for PV is used in a variety of processes for crystalline, multi-crystalline and thin-film a-Si, CdTe and CIGS PV. Our lasers are backed by our team of applications engineers and a global support organization.
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Applications
| c-Si Solar Cell Processes |
Lasers |
| Dicing |
Pulseo, Mosaic, HIPPO, Quasar |
| Drilling |
Pulseo, Mosaic, Quasar |
| Doping |
Millennia, Pulseo, Quasar |
| AR Film Removal |
Pulseo, Spirit ps |
| Edge Isolation |
Pulseo, Mosaic, HIPPO, Quasar |
| Emitter Wrap Through (EWT) |
Pulseo, Mosaic, Quasar |
| Metal Wrap Through (MWT) |
Pulseo, Mosaic, Quasar |
| Laser-Fired Contact (LFC) |
Navigator, HIPPO, Mosaic, Quasar |
| Laser Groove Buried Contacts (LGBC) |
Pulseo, Mosaic, HIPPO, Quasar |
| Defect/Shunt Repair |
Pulseo, Mosaic, HIPPO, Spirit ps |
| Thin Film Solar Cell Processes |
Lasers |
|
a-Si |
CdTe |
CIGS |
| P1 Scribing |
ITO, AZO, GeZO, SnO2 |
SnO2
|
Molybdenum |
Explorer, Explorer XP, Explorer One, Navigator, HIPPO, Mosaic, Spirit ps |
| P2 Scribing |
a-Si |
CdS/CdTe, graphite |
CIGS |
Explorer, Explorer XP, Explorer One, Navigator, HIPPO, Mosaic, Spirit ps |
| P3 Scribing |
ZnO, ITO, aluminum |
Metal, aluminum, silver |
ZnO, ZnO:Al |
Explorer, Explorer XP, Explorer One, Navigator, HIPPO, Mosaic, Spirit ps |
| Edge Delete |
TCO/a-Si/ITO |
Pulseo, Quasar |
| BIPV |
a-Si/ZnO/ZnAl |
Explorer, HIPPO, Mosaic |
| Drilling |
Glass |
Pulseo, Quasar |
Lasers
| Laser |
Type |
Wavelength |
Power |
| Quasar |
Hybrid Fiber Laser |
355, 532 nm |
45–75 W |
| Pulseo |
Q-switched |
355, 532 nm |
8–44 W |
| Mosaic |
Q-switched |
532 nm |
11 W |
| HIPPO |
Q-switched |
266, 355, 532, 1064 nm |
2–27 W |
| Explorer One |
Q-switched |
349, 355 nm |
0.1–0.5 W |
| Explorer XP |
Q-switched |
355, 532 nm |
1 W, 5 W |
| Explorer |
Q-switched |
349, 355, 532, 1064 nm |
0.5–3 W |
| Tristar |
Q-switched |
355 nm |
1–3 W |
| Navigator |
Q-switched |
355, 532, 1064 nm |
1–12 W |
| Spirit ps |
Picosecond |
1040 nm |
10 W |