Dear MEMS colleagues,

    As a part of my thesis I am interested in making several small diameter
holes (100-200 micron) in a thin layer of glass (400-500 micron), along a 20 mm
line. Then I need to fill the holes with gold or any other metal.
    I would like to know if anyone knows any methods to drill or etch those
holes in glass ( Pyrex, BK-7, CdTe, BaF2 or any other material that allows
transmission in the visible and IR wavelengths as well).
I would appreciate if anyone can tell me of a manufacturer that can make these
holes.

P.S.   I choose glass because of its relative high thermal isolation property.

Thank you in advance,

Danny Klein

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Danny Klein
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, 32000
Israel

Tel: 972-4-8292946
Email: dannykl@tx.technion.ac.il

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