Understanding Light Absorption in Glass: Impact on Laser Beam Penetration

[Danyon]

How much or what percentage of visible light is absorbed by glass, and how much glass would it take to completely stop a laser beam in the visible spectrum?

 

[Vagn]

How much or what percentage of visible light is absorbed by glass, and how much glass would it take to completely stop a laser beam in the visible spectrum?

Have you looked at the wikipedia page for soda lime glass? It shows a typical transmission spectrum for said glass.

 

[DrClaude]

how much glass would it take to completely stop a laser beam in the visible spectrum?

A lot. Such a vague question can only have a vague answer.