Addressing challenging micro-processing applications and materials with fiber lasers

Tony Hoult; Steward Ingram; Anssi Jannssen

doi:10.1117/12.645317

23 February 2006 Addressing challenging micro-processing applications and materials with fiber lasers

Tony Hoult, Steward Ingram, Anssi Jannssen

Proceedings Volume 6102, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications; 610202 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.645317
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Fiber-integrated high power fiber lasers are becoming the technology of choice for a diverse range of micromaterials processing applications due to their efficiency, operational stability and reliability. It is now clear that a much wider range of laser parameters are available when fiber lasers are compared to conventional solid-state lasers. Add to this the lack of additional variables associated with thermal lensing and process development is greatly simplified. Of even more importance, this parameter flexibility enables these lasers to perform well beyond the state-of-the-art in certain established applications where performance expectations are now very high. Similarly, due to its low M², the laser is shown here to perform well in applications and on materials that might not be immediately considered suitable for this type of continuous-wave modulated laser.

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Tony Hoult, Steward Ingram, and Anssi Jannssen "Addressing challenging micro-processing applications and materials with fiber lasers", Proc. SPIE 6102, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications, 610202 (23 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.645317

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