Laser source, particularly for industrial processes

    公开(公告)号:US09929528B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-27

    申请号:US15512207

    申请日:2015-09-22

    摘要: A laser source for use in providing a laser beam for industrial operations in an industrial plant. The laser source selectively providing a first laser beam at a first outlet having relatively high power and lower beam quality and a second laser beam at a second outlet having relatively lower power and higher beam quality. The laser source including an optical path selector device for selectively transmitting a first laser beam along a first or second optical line toward respective first and second outlets. The second optical path having an optical amplification unit for changing the first laser to the second laser. An industrial plant including at least a first laser source selectively controls the first laser source to provide the first and the second lasers to predetermined laser processing stations. A second laser source may be used and controlled to provide a first or second laser to an alternate laser processing station on a failure of another laser source.

    EXTERNAL CAVITY LASER
    6.
    发明申请
    EXTERNAL CAVITY LASER 有权
    外部空腔激光

    公开(公告)号:US20150222082A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-06

    申请号:US14453529

    申请日:2014-08-06

    摘要: Embodiments of systems and methods are provided for a tunable laser device. The tunable laser device may include a diffraction grating connected to a pivot arm that pivots the diffraction grating about a pivot point to tune the laser device. In pivoting the diffraction grating about the pivot point, both the wavelength to which the diffraction grating is tuned and the length of the optical cavity may be changed. The length of the pivot arm may be selected to reduce the number of mode hops of the tunable laser device when tuning the laser device over its tuning range.

    摘要翻译: 为可调激光器件提供了系统和方法的实施例。 可调谐激光装置可以包括连接到枢转臂的衍射光栅,枢轴臂围绕枢转点枢转衍射光栅以调谐激光装置。 在围绕枢转点枢转衍射光栅时,可以改变衍射光栅被调谐的波长和光学腔的长度。 可以选择枢转臂的长度以在调谐激光器件在其调谐范围上时减少可调激光器件的跳跃次数。

    Mirror structure having a fourier lens disposed between a reflective surface and an integrated optical sensor
    8.
    发明授权
    Mirror structure having a fourier lens disposed between a reflective surface and an integrated optical sensor 有权
    具有设置在反射表面和集成光学传感器之间的傅里叶透镜的镜面结构

    公开(公告)号:US08519315B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-27

    申请号:US13129382

    申请日:2009-11-05

    IPC分类号: G01J1/20

    摘要: A mirror structure is provided in which at least a portion of a wavefront sensor is integrated with a mirror. In particular, a mirror structure is provided in which a Hartmann mask or a microlens array of a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor is integrated with a mirror to provide a very compact wavefront detector/corrector in a single device. Such a mirror structure may be used with a tip-tilt stage in a laser cavity to provide much simplified adaptive optics in the cavity. Furthermore, a Hartmann Mask may be integrated with self deforming mirror comprising an active PZT layer bonded to a passive mirror substrate, wherein the Hartmann Mask comprises an array of apertures formed through the active PZT layer.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种反射镜结构,其中波前传感器的至少一部分与反射镜集成。 特别地,提供了一种反射镜结构,其中Hartmann掩模或Shack-Hartmann波前传感器的微透镜阵列与反射镜集成,以在单个装置中提供非常紧凑的波前检测器/校正器。 这种镜结构可以与激光腔中的尖端倾斜台一起使用以在腔中提供非常简化的自适应光学元件。 此外,哈特曼掩模可以与包含结合到无源镜基底的活性PZT层的自变形镜集成,其中Hartmann掩模包括通过活性PZT层形成的孔阵列。

    LASER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIER
    9.
    发明申请
    LASER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIER 有权
    激光和光学放大器

    公开(公告)号:US20120320935A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-20

    申请号:US13523376

    申请日:2012-06-14

    申请人: Alan Cox

    发明人: Alan Cox

    IPC分类号: H01S3/067 H01S3/091

    摘要: An optical fibre laser or amplifier comprising an optical fibre and a pump radiation source configured to generate pump radiation which is received through an input end of the optical fibre. The optical fibre may include a doped core which is configured to guide the pump radiation and to generate or amplify and guide signal radiation when pump radiation passes through it. The optical fibre laser or amplifier may include a first reflector configured to reflect pump radiation and further comprises a second reflector configured to selectively reflect a portion of pump radiation. The selection of the portion of pump radiation to be reflected by the second reflector depends upon one or more of: the spatial position of the pump radiation, the direction of the pump radiation, and the polarisation of the pump radiation.

    摘要翻译: 一种光纤激光器或放大器,包括光纤和泵浦辐射源,其构造成产生通过光纤的输入端接收的泵浦辐射。 光纤可以包括掺杂的芯,其被配置为引导泵浦辐射并且当泵浦辐射通过其时产生或放大和引导信号辐射。 光纤激光器或放大器可以包括被配置为反射泵浦辐射的第一反射器,并且还包括被配置为选择性地反射一部分泵浦辐射的第二反射器。 由第二反射器反射的泵浦辐射部分的选择取决于以下中的一个或多个:泵辐射的空间位置,泵辐射的方向和泵辐射的极化。

    MIRROR STRUCTURE
    10.
    发明申请
    MIRROR STRUCTURE 有权
    镜子结构

    公开(公告)号:US20110211190A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-01

    申请号:US13129382

    申请日:2009-11-05

    IPC分类号: G01J1/42

    摘要: A mirror structure is provided in which at least a portion of a wavefront sensor is integrated with a mirror. In particular, a mirror structure is provided in which a Hartmann mask or a microlens array of a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor is integrated with a mirror to provide a very compact wavefront detector/corrector in a single device. Such a mirror structure may be used with a tip-tilt stage in a laser cavity to provide much simplified adaptive optics in the cavity. Furthermore, a Hartmann Mask may be integrated with self deforming mirror comprising an active PZT layer bonded to a passive mirror substrate, wherein the Hartmann Mask comprises an array of apertures formed through the active PZT layer.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种反射镜结构,其中波前传感器的至少一部分与反射镜集成。 特别地,提供了一种反射镜结构,其中Hartmann掩模或Shack-Hartmann波前传感器的微透镜阵列与反射镜集成,以在单个装置中提供非常紧凑的波前检测器/校正器。 这种镜结构可以与激光腔中的尖端倾斜台一起使用以在腔中提供非常简化的自适应光学元件。 此外,哈特曼掩模可以与包含结合到无源镜基底的活性PZT层的自变形镜集成,其中Hartmann掩模包括通过活性PZT层形成的孔阵列。