Multi-operation laser tooling for deposition and material processing operations
US10668567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for a multi-operation optical beam delivery device having a laser source to generate the optical beam. A beam characteristic conditioner that, in response to a control input indicating a change between the different laser process operations, controllably modifies the beam characteristics for a corresponding laser process operation of the different laser process operations. A delivery fiber has an input end coupled to the beam characteristic conditioner and an output end coupled to a process head for performing the corresponding laser process operation.
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