Photonic crystal fibre for industrial laser delivery

E. J. O'Driscoll; J. McDonald; S. Morgan; G. Simpson; J. Sidhu; J. C. Baggett; J. R. Hayes; M. N. Petrovich; V. Finazzi; F. Polletti; D. J. Richardson; R. Horley; A. Harker; P. Grunewald; R. Allott; E. Judd

doi:10.1117/12.668991

9 December 2005 Photonic crystal fibre for industrial laser delivery

E. J. O'Driscoll, J. McDonald, S. Morgan, G. Simpson, J. Sidhu, J. C. Baggett, J. R. Hayes, M. N. Petrovich, V. Finazzi, F. Polletti, D. J. Richardson, R. Horley, A. Harker, P. Grunewald, R. Allott, E. Judd

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Proceedings Volume 6157, Workshop on Laser Applications in Europe; 615711 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668991
Event: EPIC/SPIE Workshop on laser applications in Europe, 2005, Dresden, Germany

Abstract

Fiber delivery of intense laser radiation is important for a broad range of application sectors, from medicine through to industrial laser processing of materials, and offers many practical system benefits relative to free space solutions. In recent years, photonic crystal fiber technology has revolutionized the dynamic field of optical fibers, bringing with them a wide range of novel optical properties that make them ideally suited to power delivery with unparalleled control over the beam properties. The DTI funded project: Photonic Fibers for Industrial beam DELivery (PFIDEL), aims to develop novel fiber geometries for use as a delivery system for high power industrial lasers and to assess their potential in a range of "real" industrial applications. In this paper we review, from an industrial laser user perspective, the advantages of each of the fibers studied under PFIDEL. We present results of application demonstrations and discuss how these fibers can positively impact the field of industrial laser systems and processes, in particular for direct write and micromachining applications.

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E. J. O'Driscoll, J. McDonald, S. Morgan, G. Simpson, J. Sidhu, J. C. Baggett, J. R. Hayes, M. N. Petrovich, V. Finazzi, F. Polletti, D. J. Richardson, R. Horley, A. Harker, P. Grunewald, R. Allott, and E. Judd "Photonic crystal fibre for industrial laser delivery", Proc. SPIE 6157, Workshop on Laser Applications in Europe, 615711 (9 December 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668991

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