WO1991004829A1 - Device for providing a beam of laser radiation having a homogeneous energy distribution - Google Patents

Device for providing a beam of laser radiation having a homogeneous energy distribution Download PDF

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WO1991004829A1
WO1991004829A1 PCT/NL1990/000138 NL9000138W WO9104829A1 WO 1991004829 A1 WO1991004829 A1 WO 1991004829A1 NL 9000138 W NL9000138 W NL 9000138W WO 9104829 A1 WO9104829 A1 WO 9104829A1
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Leo Heinrich Josef Franz Beckmann
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B.V. Optische Industrie 'de Oude Delft'
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/09—Beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, not otherwise provided for
    • G02B27/0927—Systems for changing the beam intensity distribution, e.g. Gaussian to top-hat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/0604—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by a combination of beams
    • B23K26/0613—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by a combination of beams having a common axis
    • B23K26/0617—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by a combination of beams having a common axis and with spots spaced along the common axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/064—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/064—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
    • B23K26/0648—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms comprising lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/09—Beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, not otherwise provided for
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/09—Beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, not otherwise provided for
    • G02B27/0938—Using specific optical elements
    • G02B27/0994—Fibers, light pipes

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Lasers (AREA)
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  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
PCT/NL1990/000138 1989-10-06 1990-09-26 Device for providing a beam of laser radiation having a homogeneous energy distribution WO1991004829A1 (en)

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NL8902485A NL8902485A (nl) 1989-10-06 1989-10-06 Inrichting voor het verschaffen van een bundel laserstraling met een homogene energieverdeling.
NL8902485 1989-10-06

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FR2738082A1 (fr) * 1995-08-21 1997-02-28 Quantel Dispositif pour la conformation avec homogeneisation de la repartition spatiale transverse d'intensite, d'un faisceau laser
US5613965A (en) * 1994-12-08 1997-03-25 Summit Technology Inc. Corneal reprofiling using an annular beam of ablative radiation
FR2739982A1 (fr) * 1995-08-21 1997-04-18 Quantel Dispositif pour la conformation avec homogeneisation de la repartition spatiale transverse d'intensite, d'un faisceau laser
US5651784A (en) * 1993-06-04 1997-07-29 Summit Technology, Inc. Rotatable aperture apparatus and methods for selective photoablation of surfaces
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US6063072A (en) * 1994-12-08 2000-05-16 Summit Technology, Inc. Methods and systems for correction of hyperopia and/or astigmatism using ablative radiation
WO2000028910A1 (de) * 1998-11-12 2000-05-25 Asclepion-Meditec Ag Dermatologisches handstück
GB2355222A (en) * 1999-10-16 2001-04-18 Oxford Lasers Ltd Improvements in laser machining
US6341876B1 (en) 1997-02-19 2002-01-29 Digital Projection Limited Illumination system
DE10065198A1 (de) * 2000-12-20 2002-07-11 Zeiss Carl Lichtintegrator für eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung
US7285744B2 (en) * 2003-08-21 2007-10-23 Leister Process Technologies Method and apparatus for simultaneously heating materials
WO2009134381A3 (en) * 2008-04-30 2010-01-21 Corning Incorporated Laser scoring with curved trajectory
WO2014060337A1 (de) * 2012-10-18 2014-04-24 Limo Patentverwaltung Gmbh & Co. Kg Vorrichtung zur beaufschlagung einer innenseite eines zylinders mit licht sowie strahltransformationsvorrichtung für eine derartige vorrichtung
EP3138650A1 (de) * 2015-09-03 2017-03-08 Ewm Ag Vorrichtung und verfahren zum lichtbogenschweissen oder lichtbogenlöten mit einer abschmelzenden elektrode

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EP0230931A2 (en) * 1986-01-29 1987-08-05 International Business Machines Corporation Laser beam homogenizer
EP0282593A1 (en) * 1986-07-08 1988-09-21 Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho Laser beam forming apparatus

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EP0189027A1 (en) * 1985-01-03 1986-07-30 Dow Corning Corporation Ring of light laser optics system
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EP0282593A1 (en) * 1986-07-08 1988-09-21 Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho Laser beam forming apparatus

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EP0493365A2 (en) * 1991-08-27 1992-07-01 Kaman Aerospace Corporation Laser light beam homogenizer and imaging lidar system incorporating same
EP0493365A3 (en) * 1991-08-27 1993-09-29 Kaman Aerospace Corporation Laser light beam homogenizer and imaging lidar system incorporating same
WO1993014432A2 (en) * 1992-01-14 1993-07-22 Summit Technology, Inc. Methods and apparatus for distributing laser radiation
WO1993014432A3 (en) * 1992-01-14 2004-04-29 Summit Technology Inc Methods and apparatus for distributing laser radiation
US5395362A (en) * 1992-01-14 1995-03-07 Summit Technology Methods and apparatus for distributing laser radiation
US6110291A (en) * 1992-11-30 2000-08-29 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Thin film forming apparatus using laser
US5622567A (en) * 1992-11-30 1997-04-22 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Thin film forming apparatus using laser
GB2272912B (en) * 1992-11-30 1997-05-28 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Thin Film forming apparatus using laser
US5760366A (en) * 1992-11-30 1998-06-02 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Thin film forming apparatus using laser and magnetic field
US6033741A (en) * 1992-11-30 2000-03-07 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Thin film forming apparatus using laser
GB2272912A (en) * 1992-11-30 1994-06-01 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Thin film forming apparatus using laser
US5651784A (en) * 1993-06-04 1997-07-29 Summit Technology, Inc. Rotatable aperture apparatus and methods for selective photoablation of surfaces
US5613965A (en) * 1994-12-08 1997-03-25 Summit Technology Inc. Corneal reprofiling using an annular beam of ablative radiation
US6063072A (en) * 1994-12-08 2000-05-16 Summit Technology, Inc. Methods and systems for correction of hyperopia and/or astigmatism using ablative radiation
FR2739982A1 (fr) * 1995-08-21 1997-04-18 Quantel Dispositif pour la conformation avec homogeneisation de la repartition spatiale transverse d'intensite, d'un faisceau laser
FR2738082A1 (fr) * 1995-08-21 1997-02-28 Quantel Dispositif pour la conformation avec homogeneisation de la repartition spatiale transverse d'intensite, d'un faisceau laser
US6341876B1 (en) 1997-02-19 2002-01-29 Digital Projection Limited Illumination system
WO2000010049A1 (de) * 1998-08-13 2000-02-24 Asclepion-Meditec Ag Medizinisches handstück für laserstrahlungsquelle
US6537270B1 (en) 1998-08-13 2003-03-25 Asclepion-Meditec Ag Medical hand piece for a laser radiation source
WO2000028910A1 (de) * 1998-11-12 2000-05-25 Asclepion-Meditec Ag Dermatologisches handstück
US6682524B1 (en) 1998-11-12 2004-01-27 Asclepion Laser Technologies Gmbh Dermatological hand piece
GB2355222A (en) * 1999-10-16 2001-04-18 Oxford Lasers Ltd Improvements in laser machining
GB2355222B (en) * 1999-10-16 2003-10-15 Oxford Lasers Ltd Improvements in laser machining
US6733165B2 (en) 2000-12-20 2004-05-11 Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technologies Ag Optical integrator for an illumination device
DE10065198A1 (de) * 2000-12-20 2002-07-11 Zeiss Carl Lichtintegrator für eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung
US7285744B2 (en) * 2003-08-21 2007-10-23 Leister Process Technologies Method and apparatus for simultaneously heating materials
WO2009134381A3 (en) * 2008-04-30 2010-01-21 Corning Incorporated Laser scoring with curved trajectory
CN102066034A (zh) * 2008-04-30 2011-05-18 康宁股份有限公司 采用弯曲轨迹的激光划线
US8035901B2 (en) 2008-04-30 2011-10-11 Corning Incorporated Laser scoring with curved trajectory
WO2014060337A1 (de) * 2012-10-18 2014-04-24 Limo Patentverwaltung Gmbh & Co. Kg Vorrichtung zur beaufschlagung einer innenseite eines zylinders mit licht sowie strahltransformationsvorrichtung für eine derartige vorrichtung
US9798047B2 (en) 2012-10-18 2017-10-24 Limo Patentverwaltung Gmbh & Co. Kg Device for applying light to an inner surface of a cylinder and beam transformation device for such a device
EP3138650A1 (de) * 2015-09-03 2017-03-08 Ewm Ag Vorrichtung und verfahren zum lichtbogenschweissen oder lichtbogenlöten mit einer abschmelzenden elektrode

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