Title :
Developing laser machine tools-national programs in Japan, Germany and US development of high-power all-solid-state lasers in Japanese MITI project
Author :
Matsuno, K. ; Sato, Takao
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Photonics Eng., Manuf. Sci. & Technol. Center, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. In 1997, MITI\´s R&D project "Advanced photon processing and measurement technologies" was started. Recently in the project, simple-structure, all-solid-state lasers of both rod type and slab type with over 3 kW output power were developed.
Keywords :
laser beam machining; laser beams; machine tools; solid lasers; 3 kW; Germany; Japan; Japanese MITI project; MITI project; R&D project; US; advanced photon measurement technologies; advanced photon processing technologies; all-solid-state lasers; high-power all-solid-state lasers; laser machine tools; national programs; output power; rod type lasers; slab type lasers; Electric shock; Engine cylinders; Fires; Fluid flow; Gas lasers; Holography; Laser theory; Research and development; Resonance; Stationary state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833949
