DocumentCode
3026780
Title
A 142-W Diffraction-Limited Q-Switched Rotary Disk Yb-YAG Laser for Material Processing
Author
Basu, Santanu
Author_Institution
Sparkle Opt. Corp., Rolling Hills Estates
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
The average power of a diffraction-limited Q-switched diode pumped solid state laser was scaled to 142 W. At 100 W, the laser drilled 44 mum diameter holes in 3-mm thick stainless steel in 3.4 s.
Keywords
Q-switching; laser materials processing; semiconductor lasers; stainless steel; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Q switched rotary disk; Yb YAG laser; diffraction limited; diode pumped solid state laser; material processing; power 100 W; power 142 W; size 44 mum; stainless steel; time 3.4 s; Fiber lasers; Materials processing; Optical diffraction; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Steel;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453725
Filename
4453725
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