Direct measurement of reflectance from aluminum alloys during CO2 laser welding

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 3237-3242

  Mehmetli, Bülent A ^a   Takahashi, Kunimitsu ^a   Sato, Shunichi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; CO2 laser welding; Reflectance measurement

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CURVE FITTING; INFRARED DETECTORS; LASER BEAM WELDING; LIGHT REFLECTION; MAGNESIUM; POLYNOMIALS; SURFACES;

DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPES; LASER PULSE SHAPE; PYROELECTRIC DETECTORS; REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 0030169841     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003237     Document Type: Article

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