Active beam delivery system for laser peening and laser peening method
    71.
    发明授权
    Active beam delivery system for laser peening and laser peening method 有权
    用于激光喷丸和激光喷丸的主动射束输送系统

    公开(公告)号:US07750266B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-06

    申请号:US10990991

    申请日:2004-11-17

    IPC分类号: B23K26/00

    摘要: A laser peening method and system allows the work piece to be fixed, while moving and directing the laser beam. A laser energy delivery system includes a relay imaging system. Input optics arranged to receive the laser energy, a transmitting mirror having adjustable angle of incidence relative to the input optics, and a robot mounted processing head including an optical assembly are configured to direct laser energy toward the movable target image plane. The laser energy follows an optical path including an essentially straight segment from the transmitting mirror to the receiving mirror, having a variable length and a variable angle relative to the input optics. Diagnostics on the processing head facilitate operation.

    摘要翻译: 激光喷丸方法和系统允许工件固定,同时移动和引导激光束。 激光能量输送系统包括中继成像系统。 布置成接收激光能量的输入光学器件,具有相对于输入光学器件具有可调入射角的发射镜,以及包括光学组件的机器人安装的处理头被配置为将激光能量引向可移动目标像平面。 激光能量遵循包括从发射反射镜到接收反射镜的基本上直的部分的光路,其具有相对于输入光学器件的可变长度和可变角度。 处理头上的诊断便于操作。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LASER SHOCK PEENING
    73.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LASER SHOCK PEENING 有权
    控制激光碰撞的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090084767A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-02

    申请号:US11863805

    申请日:2007-09-28

    IPC分类号: B23K26/18

    摘要: A laser shock peening system including a workpiece is provided. The laser shock peening system includes a workholding fixture configured to hold the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a laser source configured to emit multiple laser beam pulses on the workpiece. The laser shock peening system further includes an absorptive layer disposed on the workpiece, the absorptive layer configured to absorb the laser beam pulses from the laser source into the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a transparent constraining layer disposed between the laser source and the absorptive layer. The transparent constraining layer is also configured to provide a pressure medium configured to direct multiple reflected laser generated shock waves from the workpiece back into the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a transducer disposed on the workholding fixture and configured to detect multiple acoustic signals emitted from the workpiece.

    摘要翻译: 提供了包括工件的激光冲击硬化系统。 激光冲击喷丸系统包括构造成保持工件的工件夹具。 激光冲击硬化系统还包括被配置为在工件上发射多个激光束脉冲的激光源。 激光冲击硬化系统还包括设置在工件上的吸收层,吸收层被配置为吸收从激光源到工件的激光束脉冲。 激光冲击硬化系统还包括设置在激光源和吸收层之间的透明约束层。 透明约束层还被构造成提供压力介质,其被配置为将多个反射的激光产生的冲击波从工件引回到工件中。 激光冲击硬化系统还包括设置在工件夹具上并被配置为检测从工件发射的多个声信号的换能器。

    Method for pulse control in a laser including a stimulated brillouin scattering mirror system
    76.
    发明授权
    Method for pulse control in a laser including a stimulated brillouin scattering mirror system 有权
    包括受激布里渊散射镜系统的激光脉冲控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US07286580B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-23

    申请号:US11383352

    申请日:2006-05-15

    IPC分类号: H01S3/10

    摘要: A laser system, such as a master oscillator/power amplifier system, comprises a gain medium and a stimulated Brillouin scattering SBS mirror system. The SBS mirror system includes an in situ filtered SBS medium that comprises a compound having a small negative non-linear index of refraction, such as a perfluoro compound. An SBS relay telescope having a telescope focal point includes a baffle at the telescope focal point which blocks off angle beams. A beam splitter is placed between the SBS mirror system and the SBS relay telescope, directing a fraction of the beam to an alternate beam path for an alignment fiducial. The SBS mirror system has a collimated SBS cell and a focused SBS cell. An adjustable attenuator is placed between the collimated SBS cell and the focused SBS cell, by which pulse width of the reflected beam can be adjusted.

    摘要翻译: 诸如主振荡器/功率放大器系统的激光系统包括增益介质和受激布里渊散射SBS镜系统。 SBS镜系统包括原位过滤的SBS培养基,其包含具有小的负非线性折射率的化合物,例如全氟化合物。 具有望远镜焦点的SBS中继望远镜包括在望远镜焦点处的挡板,其阻挡角度横梁。 分束器放置在SBS镜系统和SBS中继望远镜之间,将一小部分光束引导到用于对准基准的交替光束路径。 SBS镜像系统具有准直的SBS单元和聚焦的SBS单元。 可调节的衰减器放置在准直的SBS单元和聚焦的SBS单元之间,由此可以调整反射光束的脉冲宽度。

    System and method for monitoring laser shock processing
    77.
    发明授权
    System and method for monitoring laser shock processing 失效
    激光冲击加工监控系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07273998B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-25

    申请号:US10941560

    申请日:2004-09-15

    IPC分类号: B23K26/00

    摘要: A method and system for monitoring laser shock peening of a work piece. A line spectrum is obtained from radiation emitted by a plasma produced by a laser shock peening process. The shape of the line spectrum about its emission peak is compared to a defined line shape to verify proper operation of the laser shock peening process. The line shape may be a Lorentzian line shape corresponding to a desired line shape. The line shape may a Gaussian line shape corresponding to an undesired line shape. The system can also detect the failure mode that occurs when the opaque layer is broken through by detecting the plasma spectral component produced by the work piece material, along with the plasma produced by the opaque layer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于监测工件的激光冲击硬化的方法和系统。 由通过激光冲击硬化处理产生的等离子体发射的辐射获得线谱。 将其关于其发射峰的线谱的形状与定义的线形状进行比较,以验证激光冲击喷丸处理的正确操作。 线形状可以是对应于所需线形状的洛伦兹线形状。 线形状可以是对应于不期望的线形状的高斯线形状。 该系统还可以通过检测由工件材料产生的等离子体光谱分量以及不透明层产生的等离子体来检测当不透明层破裂时发生的故障模式。

    Laser peening process and apparatus using a liquid erosion-resistant opaque overlay coating
    78.
    发明授权
    Laser peening process and apparatus using a liquid erosion-resistant opaque overlay coating 有权
    激光喷丸处理和使用耐液体侵蚀的不透明覆盖涂层的设备

    公开(公告)号:US07268317B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-11

    申请号:US10654369

    申请日:2003-09-02

    IPC分类号: B23K26/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for improving properties of a solid material by providing shockwaves there through. Laser shock processing is used to provide the shockwaves. The method includes applying a liquid energy-absorbing overlay, which is resistant to erosion and dissolution by the transparent water overlay and which is resistant to drying to a portion of the surface of the solid material and then applying a transparent overlay to the coated portion of the solid material. A pulse of coherent laser energy is directed to the coated portion of the solid material to create a shockwave. Advantageously, at least a portion of the unspent energy-absorbing overlay can be reused in situ at a further laser treatment location and/or recovered for later use.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过在那里提供冲击波来改善固体材料性能的方法和装置。 激光冲击加工用于提供冲击波。 该方法包括施加液体能量吸收覆盖层,该覆盖层具有抵抗透湿水覆盖层的侵蚀和溶解的作用,并且能够抵抗固体材料表面的一部分的干燥,然后将透明覆盖层施加到 固体材料。 相干激光能量的脉冲被引导到固体材料的涂覆部分以产生冲击波。 有利地,未使用的能量吸收覆盖层的至少一部分可以在另外的激光治疗位置原位再利用和/或回收以供以后使用。

    Relay telescope for high power laser alignment system
    79.
    发明授权
    Relay telescope for high power laser alignment system 有权
    大功率激光对准系统的继电望远镜

    公开(公告)号:US07110174B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-19

    申请号:US11271197

    申请日:2005-11-10

    IPC分类号: G02B27/09 G02B23/00

    摘要: A laser system includes an optical path having an intracavity relay telescope with a telescope focal point for imaging an output of the gain medium between an image location at or near the gain medium and an image location at or near an output coupler for the laser system. A kinematic mount is provided within a vacuum chamber, and adapted to secure beam baffles near the telescope focal point. An access port on the vacuum chamber is adapted for allowing insertion and removal of the beam baffles. A first baffle formed using an alignment pinhole aperture is used during alignment of the laser system. A second tapered baffle replaces the alignment aperture during operation and acts as a far-field baffle in which off angle beams strike the baffle a grazing angle of incidence, reducing fluence levels at the impact areas.

    摘要翻译: 激光系统包括具有腔内中继望远镜的光路,其具有望远镜焦点,用于在增益介质附近或附近的图像位置与激光系统的输出耦合器处或附近的图像位置成像增益介质的输出。 运动支架设置在真空室内,并适用于将望远镜焦点附近的光束挡板固定。 真空室上的进入口适于允许光束挡板的插入和移除。 在激光系统对准期间使用使用对准针孔孔形成的第一挡板。 第二锥形挡板在操作期间取代了对准孔,并且用作远场挡板,其中偏转角射束将挡板撞击入射角,从而降低冲击区域的注量水平。

    Electromagnetic energy distributions for electromagnetically induced mechanical cutting

    公开(公告)号:US07108693B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-19

    申请号:US10993498

    申请日:2004-11-18

    IPC分类号: A61B18/18

    摘要: Output optical energy pulses including relatively high energy magnitudes at the beginning of each pulse are disclosed. As a result of the relatively high energy magnitudes which lead each pulse, the leading edge of each pulse includes a relatively large slope. This slope is preferably greater than or equal to 5. Additionally, the full-width half-max value of the output optical energy distributions are between 0.025 and 250 microseconds and, more preferably, are about 70 microseconds. A flashlamp is used to drive the laser system, and a current is used to drive the flashlamp. A flashlamp current generating circuit includes a solid core inductor which has an inductance of 50 microhenries and a capacitor which has a capacitance of 50 microfarads.