ZnSe aspherical microlens systems enable new beam-shaping approaches for CO2-lasers

O. Homburg; B. Guetlich; F. Toennissen; T. Mitra; L. Aschke

doi:10.1117/12.808164

19 February 2009 ZnSe aspherical microlens systems enable new beam shaping approaches for CO₂-lasers

O. Homburg, B. Guetlich, F. Toennissen, T. Mitra, L. Aschke

Proceedings Volume 7196, High Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications III; 71960B (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808164
Event: SPIE LASE: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

When it comes to highest power laser applications CO₂-lasers are one of the most prominent choices. In most applications the raw laser beam which exhibits a Gaussian or Gaussian-like shape is employed. In contrast, homogeneous top hat profiles or customized beam shapes offer several application-specific advantages. Up to now the possibilities of beam shaping for CO₂-lasers were very limited based on traditional approaches only. To make the advantages of homogeneous beam profiles also accessible for CO₂ sources LIMO has expanded its range of production capabilities for the manufacturing of ZnSe micro-optics. LIMO's proprietary production technology is based on computer-aided design and no etching technique is involved at all. A Gaussian-to-top-hat converter made of ZnSe is demonstrated. The properties of the micro-lens surface, the generated beam profile with a CO₂-laser as well as first application results are shown.

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O. Homburg, B. Guetlich, F. Toennissen, T. Mitra, and L. Aschke "ZnSe aspherical microlens systems enable new beam shaping approaches for CO₂-lasers", Proc. SPIE 7196, High Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications III, 71960B (19 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808164

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