High-power disk lasers: advances and applications

David Havrilla; Tracey Ryba; Marco Holzer

doi:10.1117/12.906765

15 February 2012 High-power disk lasers: advances and applications

David Havrilla, Tracey Ryba, Marco Holzer

Proceedings Volume 8235, Solid State Lasers XXI: Technology and Devices; 82350W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906765
Event: SPIE LASE, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Though the genesis of the disk laser concept dates to the early 90's, the disk laser continues to demonstrate the flexibility and the certain future of a breakthrough technology. On-going increases in power per disk, and improvements in beam quality and efficiency continue to validate the genius of the disk laser concept. As of today, the disk principle has not reached any fundamental limits regarding output power per disk or beam quality, and offers numerous advantages over other high power resonator concepts, especially over monolithic architectures. With about 2,000 high power disk lasers installations, and a demand upwards of 1,000 lasers per year, the disk laser has proven to be a robust and reliable industrial tool. With advancements in running cost, investment cost and footprint, manufacturers continue to implement disk laser technology with more vigor than ever. This paper will explain recent advances in disk laser technology and process relevant features of the laser, like pump diode arrangement, resonator design and integrated beam guidance. In addition, advances in applications in the thick sheet area and very cost efficient high productivity applications like remote welding, remote cutting and cutting of thin sheets will be discussed.

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David Havrilla, Tracey Ryba, and Marco Holzer "High-power disk lasers: advances and applications", Proc. SPIE 8235, Solid State Lasers XXI: Technology and Devices, 82350W (15 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906765

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