Corning Incorporated
METHODS OF FABRICATING GLASS SUBSTRATES WITH REDUCED BIREFRINGENCE

Abstract:

Methods of processing glass-based substrates to reduce birefringent defects and glass-based substrates are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for processing a glass-based substrate includes rolling a glass-based material to form the glass-based substrate, and heat treating the glass-based substrate by increasing a temperate of the glass-based substrate, holding the temperature at a maximum temperature for a hold period, and then decreasing the temperature at one or more cooling rates, wherein after the heat treating, the glass-based substrate has a retardance over thickness of 5 nm/mm or less at locations outside of and including 5 mm from any corner of the glass-based substrate and outside of and including 5 mm from any edge of the glass-based substrate.