Holographic diffractive optical elements allow improvements in conduction laser welding of steels

ICALEO 2006 - 25th International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kell, James ^a   Tyrer, John ^a   Higginson, Rebecca ^a   Thomson, Rachel ^a   Jones, John ^b   Noden, Sara ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Laser Optical Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HOLOGRAPHY; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER BEAMS; TEXTURES; WELDS;

316 L STAINLESS STEEL; ELECTRON BACK SCATTER DIFFRACTION; HOLOGRAPHIC DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; HOLOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS; IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; MECHANICAL FAILURES; MISORIENTATION ANGLE; WELD MICROSTRUCTURES;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 56749131668     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2351/1.5060749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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