Method of sealing glass assembly

A method of sealing a glass assembly comprising a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate, the method comprising:

• positioning a first surface of the first glass substrate adjacent to a first surface of the second glass substrate;
• contacting a second surface of the first glass substrate with a first surface of a first metal foil to create a first contact location between at least a portion of the second surface of the first glass substrate and the first surface of the first metal foil;
• conducting a first welding step by directing a laser beam on a second surface of the first metal foil opposite the first contact location to bond the first glass substrate to the first metal foil and form a first bond location at the first contact location;
• rotating the glass assembly 180 degrees about a longitudinal axis of the glass assembly;
• contacting a second surface of the second glass substrate with a first surface of a second metal foil to create a second contact location between at least a portion of the second surface of the second glass substrate and the first surface of the second metal foil;
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• conducting a second welding step by directing the laser beam on a second surface of the second metal foil opposite the second contact location to bond the second glass substrate to the second metal foil and form a second bond location at the second contact location, wherein:
• the first metal foil and the second metal foil each have a thickness greater than or equal to 3 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm;
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• the laser beam comprises a pulsed laser comprising a pulse energy greater than or equal to 2.8 μJ and less than or equal to 1000 μJ and the first metal foil and the second metal foil are substantially opaque to the wavelength of the laser beam.