How does a laser work in Laser Engraving process — Basics of laser technology

Sheetal Dhanvijay
2 min readDec 26, 2020

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Laser technology has been increasingly used in a wide range of manufacturing, clinical, metrology, and various scientific applications.

What is laser engraving?

Laser engraving is also known as Laser Marking. The laser engraving is a technique where a powerful laser is used for design purposes to engrave or produce marks on a material's surface. The colour shift due to chemical/ molecular modification, charring, foaming, melting, ablation and more are used in laser labelling.

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Charger Copper Mould Laser Engraving

How does a laser work in Laser Engraving process — Basics of laser technology

Lasers are light sources that have very special properties. Laser technology is integrated into many areas of everyday life. Laser technology has been increasingly used in a wide range of manufacturing, clinical, metrology, and various scientific applications.

Laser engraving

Here is a general overview of how it works.

1. The laser medium is made up of particles which are in their basic state.

2. The pump feeds energy into the particles, and they rise to a higher energy level.

3. If any of these particles then fall back into their basic state, energy is released in the form of a photon, also called light quantum.

4. If another excited particle is struck by this photon, it is pushed back into the basic state, releasing another photon. This is known as pollutants that are induced. If these photons strike other excited particles, more photons are emitted, and a kind of “photon avalanche” is caused, and so on.

5. Energy is repeatedly pumped into the laser medium, stimulating the particles so that they can release more photons.

6. The mirrors reflect the photons, thereby increasing the number of photons further and further → a directional beam is formed.

This beam can leave the laser through the partially transmissive mirror and is directed onto the material — where it engraves, marks or cuts the desired motif.

Logo laser engraving on strong copper

Conclusion/Summary: You will need a laser engraving technique if you are running a print company, and Jai Ambay Etching Process is an awesome place for laser engraving processes.

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