Fiber laser for micro cutting of metals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4974, Issue , 2003, Pages 184-192

  Kleine, K F ^a   Watkins, K G ^b  

^a BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; LASER BEAM CUTTING; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; LASER RESONATORS;

LASER POWER STABILITY; MICRO CUTTING; PULSED FIBER LASERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0345714769     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.484171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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