Disclosed herein is a laser beam processing machine having a chuck table
for holding a workpiece, a laser beam applicator for applying a laser
beam capable of passing through the workpiece to the workpiece held on
the chuck table, and a processing-feeder for moving the chuck table and
the laser beam applicator relative to each other, the laser beam
applicator having a laser beam oscillator, an optical transmitter for
transmitting a laser beam oscillated from the laser beam oscillator and a
condenser lens for converging a laser beam transmitted by the optical,
transmitter. The optical transmitter includes a birefringence lens for
separating the laser beam oscillated from the laser beam oscillator into
normal light and abnormal light; and the condenser lens converges
respectively the normal light and the abnormal light separated by the
birefringence lens to form the focal point of the normal light and the
focal point of the abnormal light.