Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Mark Mordarski

Bryan Lochman

Bien Chann

Francisco J Villarreal-Saucedo

Matthew Sauter

Wang-Long Zhou

Connor Baker

Michael Miceli

In various embodiments, a spring is utilized to fix an optic to a mechanical mount in a laser system. Such springs may consist of a single length of elastic material having first and second ends. The length of elastic material may define first and second off-center bends providing first and second base portions, as well as a central bend that is generally U-shaped and that defines first and second contact portions. The first and second contact portions are opposed to each other across the central bend to thereby resist compression of the first and second contact portions toward the first and second base portions.

Methods and devices for fixing optics to mechanical mounts in high-power laser systems

In various embodiments, laser beams of two different wavelengths are utilized, sequentially and/or simultaneously, to process workpieces in various processing stages such as melting, piercing, cutting, and welding.

Dual-wavelength laser systems and material processing utilizing such systems

In various embodiments, laser emissions are steered into different regions of an optical fiber, and/or into different optical fibers, in a temporal pattern such that an output has different spatial output profiles. The temporal pattern has a frequency sufficient such that a workpiece is processed by an effective output shape combining the different spatial output profiles.

Material processing utilizing high-frequency beam shaping

Laser beam-combining engine with laser resonators

Laser beam-combining engine

Laser beam-combining engine with beam-shaping module

Laser beam-combining engine with fiber optic module

Laser engine with multiple resonators

Fiber optic module

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Tewksbury, MA, United States of America

Mark Mordarski