Direct laser beam diagnostics

Jan van Gilse; Stanley Koczera; Daniel F. Greby

doi:10.1117/12.43663

1 May 1991 Direct laser beam diagnostics

Jan van Gilse, Stanley Koczera, Daniel F. Greby

Proceedings Volume 1414, Laser Beam Diagnostics; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43663
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Increasing use is being made of high-power laser plant to cut, weld, harden, coat and alloy metals. Diagnostic systems analyzing the focused and unfocused laser beam are essential for advanced development and operation of such high-power laser plant. The paper presents various technical options for diagnosing high-power laser beams, with particular attention to a measuring technique which enables focused and unfocused beams to be diagnosed at beam powers of more than 20 kW and intensities of more than 10 7 W/cm2. Laser-beam diagnostics support 3D graphic displays of the laser beam intensity distribution. These graphics indicate the beam position, beam radius and beam intensity. Beam-descriptive parameters such as the M2 quality factor or the Rayleigh length can also be determined.

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Jan van Gilse, Stanley Koczera, and Daniel F. Greby "Direct laser beam diagnostics", Proc. SPIE 1414, Laser Beam Diagnostics, (1 May 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43663

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