Optical fibres for material processing lasers

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 4-6, 2000, Pages 255-272

  Beck, Th ^a   Reng, N ^a   Weber, H ^b  

^a Laser und Medizin Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FACTORY AUTOMATION; FIBER OPTICS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER BEAM WELDING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL COUPLING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0034290110     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(00)00081-6     Document Type: Article

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