Title :
High-power copper vapor lasers and their application to precision drilling and cutting
Author :
Warner, Bruce E. ; Weber, Paul D.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
Over the past several years we have begun an effort to utilize this technology in other industrial applications, such as metals processing, and have found a number of unique processes. In this paper we describe briefly the general characteristics of the copper vapour laser (CVL), our recent progress in developing the laser as an industrial tool, and our progress in using the laser in precision drilling and cutting
Keywords :
copper; cutting; gas lasers; industries; laser beam machining; laser materials processing; Cu; copper vapour laser; cutting; high-power copper vapor lasers; industrial application; industrial tool; metals processing; precision drilling; Copper; Drilling; High power amplifiers; Laboratories; Laser applications; Laser beam cutting; Optical amplifiers; Optical distortion; Optical refraction; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379425
