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Fiber laser apparatus and method of aligning laser light irradiation position

US10141708B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 2013
Grant dateNov 27, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/2375
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber laser apparatus that generates invisible laser light using an amplification optical fiber having a single-mode core and outputs the invisible laser light via an output optical fiber is provided. The fiber laser apparatus includes a visible laser light source that generates visible laser light, an introducing section that introduces the visible laser light generated by the visible laser light source into a core of one of the amplification optical fiber and the output optical fiber, and a drive unit that drives, in a case of performing alignment of an irradiation position of the invisible laser light with respect to a workpiece, the visible laser light source and emits the visible laser light via the core of the output optical fiber.

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