Optical fibre beam delivery of high-energy laser pulses: Beam quality preservation and fibre end-preparation

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 4-6, 2000, Pages 273-288

  Kuhn, A ^a   Blewett, I J ^a   Hand, D P ^a   French, P ^b   Richmond, M ^c   Jones, J D C ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c GSI Lumonics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; DRILLING; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PULSES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

LASER DRILLING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0034290106     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(00)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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