#$%^&*AU2017202298B220180118.pdf#####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 11/5 10 22 CONTROLLER 24 DETECTOR 16 18 20 26 ENERGY CONTROL 32SCANNER 14 18 36 LASER 12 FIG. 1