USP laser with integrated fiber beam delivery for micromachining

M. Chafer; B. Beaudou; A. Gorse; M. Ueda; K. Yamazaki; F. Benabid

doi:10.1117/12.2578314

5 March 2021 USP laser with integrated fiber beam delivery for micromachining

M. Chafer, B. Beaudou, A. Gorse, M. Ueda, K. Yamazaki, F. Benabid

Proceedings Volume 11667, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems VII; 116670K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578314
Event: SPIE LASE, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

A beam delivery system (BDS) fibered with hollow core photonic crystal fibre (HC-PCF) has been identified as very promising for ultra-short pulse (USP) laser micromachining for it allows flexible, secured and robust laser beam delivery to the work piece. These features are of paramount importance for vertical markets such as automotive or consumer electronics. We report on a system that integrates a BDS, a laser beam pointing stabilization module and a 50 W power, 250 fs pulsewidth Yb-based USP laser. The BDS comprises a low loss, low dispersion and high damage threshold Inhibited-Coupling (IC) HC-PCF. The latter is ruggedized with a semi-rigid industrial cable with ends attached respectively to an injection head for ease of laser beam coupling, and to an output connector for beam delivery to the work piece. The injection head is aligned with a special module for laser beam jitter stabilization and beam-shape control and monitoring. Also, it exhibits the necessary gas and thermal handling to minimize parasitic optical nonlinear effect or photoionization and power induced heating. To test the endurance of this fibered-USP laser system, it was continuously run over 17 hours. The results show exceptional integrity in the power transmission (86 ±1%), spectral and temporal structure and beam quality (M²~1.1). The BDS output beam shows a pointing stability of only 0.7±0.1 μrad. These results represent an important milestone towards the industrialization of fiber delivered USP laser-based machines.

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M. Chafer, B. Beaudou, A. Gorse, M. Ueda, K. Yamazaki, and F. Benabid "USP laser with integrated fiber beam delivery for micromachining", Proc. SPIE 11667, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems VII, 116670K (5 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578314

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