The BRIDLE project: High brilliance diode lasers for industrial applications

We report on the EC BRIDLE project, which aims to develop a direct diode laser source (with more than 2kW of output power from a 100μm diameter optical fibre and an efficiency of 40%) for industrial sheet metal cutting applications. The project concepts are explored, from novel tailored diode laser...

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Main Authors: Unger, A., Brand, T., Bull, S., Larkins, E. C., Traub, M., Hengesbach, S., Uusimaa, P., Vilokkinen, V., Crump, P., Erbert, G., Lucas-Leclin, G., Georges, P., Rataj, T., Deichsel, E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
brightness scaling
Diode lasers
Fiber lasers
High power diode lasers
Laser beam cutting
Laser beams
laser material processing
Optical fibers
Semiconductor lasers
wavelength multiplexing
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Summary:We report on the EC BRIDLE project, which aims to develop a direct diode laser source (with more than 2kW of output power from a 100μm diameter optical fibre and an efficiency of 40%) for industrial sheet metal cutting applications. The project concepts are explored, from novel tailored diode laser mini-bars to advanced beam combining architectures.
ISSN:2379-0385
2379-0393
DOI:10.1109/HPD.2013.6706602