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1 April 2022 Scaling productivity and performance of laser materials processing with beam combining micro-optics
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Abstract
Industrial laser processes are innovative for specific tasks but not scalable to become the major material processing technology in industry. To overcome this limitation, the productivity and related laser power have to be scaled by combining several laser sources using compact beam combining and beam shaping optical systems that keep the resulting brightness on a high level using a compact opto-mechanical design to be compatible with existing machine concepts. The use of micro-optical systems for beam combining multi kilowatt laser sources is a new solution to bring the laser technology into new applications and industries.
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Dirk Hauschild "Scaling productivity and performance of laser materials processing with beam combining micro-optics", Proc. SPIE PC11982, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems VIII, PC1198204 (1 April 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610049
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KEYWORDS
Laser processing

Laser sources

Micro optics

Laser applications

Beam shaping

Pulsed laser operation

Materials processing

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