High Power Diode Lasers: Technology and Applications

Reinhart Poprawe, Reinhart Poprawe;Peter Loosen;Friedrich Bachmann9780387344539, 0387344535, 0387347291

The book summarizes the work and the results of a five year government funded research project as well as subsequent research results about high power diode laser systems and their application in the field of materials processing. The entire technology chain, starting from the semiconductor technology, over cooling mounting and assembly, beam shaping and system technology down to the applications in processing of several kinds of materials (metals, polymers) are treated in the book. Theoretical models, a wide field of important parameters and practical hints and tips are provided. The book is the most extensive work on high power diode laser systems and materials processing applications.

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Table of contents :
front-matter……Page 1
Contents……Page 5
01 Introduction……Page 7
02 High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Characteristics……Page 10
03 Packaging of Diode Laser Bars……Page 80
04 Incoherent Beam Superposition and Stacking……Page 126
05 Laser Systems Beam Characteristics, Metrology, and Standards……Page 185
06 Diode Laser Systems……Page 218
07 Applications……Page 288
08 Summary and Outlook……Page 537
Index……Page 540