Beam characterization of a materials processing CO2 laser

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 47-s

  Essien, M ^a   Fuerschbach, P W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspheric; Beam Quality; CO2 Laser; Depth of Focus; Diffractive; Meniscus; Piano Convex Lens; Spherical Aberration; Spot Size

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; ASPHERICS; CHARACTERIZATION; LASER BEAMS; LENSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERFORMANCE;

DEPTH OF FOCUS; GAUSSIAN INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LASER BEAM QUALITY; MENISCUS; PLANO-CONVEX LENS; SPOT SIZE;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS;

EID: 0030086695     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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