A method of fabricating a glass laminate using a fusion draw process, the method comprising: forming a glass laminate comprised of a microwave absorbing layer and a microwave transparent layer using a fusion draw process, wherein the microwave absorbing layer is characterized by a microwave loss tangent δ H that is at least a half order of magnitude larger than a loss tangent δ L of the microwave transparent layer at least at one or more temperature points where the glass laminate exhibits a viscosity of between approximately 1×10 2 poise and approximately 1×10 13.3 poise, wherein the respective glass compositions of the microwave absorbing layer and the microwave transparent layer are selected to exhibit a viscosity below approximately 1×10 5 poise at 1200°C, and wherein the various layers of the laminate in the exposed area of the glass laminate are characterized by a viscosity below approximately 1×10 5 poise prior to impingement by the microwave radiation; and exposing an area of the glass laminate to microwave radiation, wherein the exposed area comprises a cross-laminate hot zone having a cross-laminate hot zone temperature profile, wherein substantially all microwave absorbing layer portions of the hot zone temperature profile and substantially all microwave transparent layer portions of the hot zone temperature profile reside above the glass transition temperature T G of the various layers of the glass laminate prior to impingement by the microwave radiation, and wherein the intensity distribution of the microwave radiation upon impingement with the glass laminate is sufficient to increase the temperature of the microwave absorbing layer portions of the hot-zone temperature profile to a greater extent than the temperature of the microwave transparent layer portions of the hot-zone temperature profile. forming a glass laminate comprised of a microwave absorbing layer and a microwave transparent layer using a fusion draw process, wherein the microwave absorbing layer is characterized by a microwave loss tangent δ H that is at least a half order of magnitude larger than a loss tangent δ L of the microwave transparent layer at least at one or more temperature points where the glass laminate exhibits a viscosity of between approximately 1×10 2 poise and approximately 1×10 13.3 poise, wherein the respective glass compositions of the microwave absorbing layer and the microwave transparent layer are selected to exhibit a viscosity below approximately 1×10 5 poise at 1200°C, and wherein the various layers of the laminate in the exposed area of the glass laminate are characterized by a viscosity below approximately 1×10 5 poise prior to impingement by the microwave radiation; and exposing an area of the glass laminate to microwave radiation, wherein the exposed area comprises a cross-laminate hot zone having a cross-laminate hot zone temperature profile, wherein substantially all microwave absorbing layer portions of the hot zone temperature profile and substantially all microwave transparent layer portions of the hot zone temperature profile reside above the glass transition temperature T G of the various layers of the glass laminate prior to impingement by the microwave radiation, and wherein the intensity distribution of the microwave radiation upon impingement with the glass laminate is sufficient to increase the temperature of the microwave absorbing layer portions of the hot-zone temperature profile to a greater extent than the temperature of the microwave transparent layer portions of the hot-zone temperature profile.