Title :
Precision laser machining
Author :
Chen, Xia ; Marabella, L.
Author_Institution :
GE Corp. Res. & Dev. Div., Schenectady, NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The Precision Laser Machining program, sponsored by DARPA, is developing high-brightness diode-pumped solid-state lasers to enable new laser machining processes. High brightness 500-W lasers have been developed, 3 kW has been demonstrated, and scaling to the multi-kW level is in progress. New machining processes, made possible by high brightness lasers, will be displayed.
Keywords :
laser beam machining; solid lasers; 3 kW; 500 W; high-brightness diode-pumped solid-state lasers; precision laser machining; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Machining; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Solitons;
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.1999.833951
