Title :
A 142-W Diffraction-Limited Q-Switched Rotary Disk Yb-YAG Laser for Material Processing
Author_Institution :
Sparkle Opt. Corp., Rolling Hills Estates
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453725
