Use of fiber lasers for micro cutting applications in the medical device industry

ICALEO 2002 - 21st International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Kleine, K F ^a   Whitney, B ^a   Wstkinds, K G ^b  

^a BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MICROMACHINING; PUMPING (LASER); SINGLE MODE FIBERS; STAINLESS STEEL;

DIFFRACTION-LIMITED BEAMS; DIODE-PUMPED FIBER LASERS; LASER MICRO-CUTTING; LASER MICRO-MACHINING; LASER OPERATIONS; MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY; MIRROR ALIGNMENT; OPERATING CONDITION;

LASER MIRRORS;

EID: 85088336945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2351/1.5065757     Document Type: Conference Paper

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