Patent ID: 8624155

Claim:
A thin-film scribing apparatus, comprising: a first glass cube having an initial, unrotated position, a length of said first glass cube extending along a horizontal Z axis, a height of said first glass cube extending along a vertical Y axis in a common plane with said Z axis, and a width of said first glass cube extending along an X axis that is oriented at a ninety degree (90°) angle relative to said common plane of said Y and Z axes, said first glass cube being rotated forty five degrees (45°) relative to said X axis in said common plane so that it is intermediate said Y and Z axes where an optical axis of a laser beam propagates along said Z axis; whereby all of the laser beam passes through the first glass cube without loss of power; whereby said first glass cube inverts said laser beam in one axis; whereby said laser beam inverted in said one axis is sufficient for scribing in one axis of a solar panel; and whereby the optical path of the thin-film scribing apparatus is minimized.