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Apparatus and method for forming a laser beam

US12059746B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TRUMPF LASER GMBH · DE

Inventors

Malte Kumkar · Weimar, DE
Daniel Grossmann · Schramberg, DE
Daniel Flamm · Walnut Creek, US
Hao Pang · Sale, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2021
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B27/0905
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for forming a laser beam can include a controllable spatial light modulator, a control device for controlling the light modulator, and a beam guiding optical unit, wherein the control device is configured to split a display plane of the light modulator into a plurality of display regions and to represent a first beam influencing structure in at least one first display region of the plurality of display regions and a second beam influencing structure in a second display region of the plurality of display regions, wherein the beam guiding optical unit is configured to cause the laser beam to interact along the direction of propagation thereof firstly with the first display region and then with the second display region.

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