#$%^&*AU2015201408A120150402.pdf#####H:\knh\Interwoven\NRPortbl\DCC\KMH\7572994_I.docx-18/03/2015 ABSTRACT A method of photoaltering a material (12) which includes the steps of holographically altering an input beam (36) to produce a plurality of transmission beams (36), and scanning a portion of the material (12) with the plurality of transmission beams (36). Figure 1