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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Nlight, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Scott R. Karlsen, Battle Ground, WA (US);
Walter R. Sanders, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
NLIGHT, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/06 (2006.01); G02B 6/24 (2006.01); H01S 3/04 (2006.01); H01S 3/0941 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/06704 (2013.01); G02B 6/24 (2013.01); H01S 3/0621 (2013.01); H01S 3/0407 (2013.01); H01S 3/0941 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber laser system includes a fiber laser connector having a housing to terminate a fiber that generates a laser beam. A chamber extends internally along a length of the housing. A light trap includes a plurality of threads formed along a wall of the chamber to trap light reflected back to the fiber laser connector in response to an application of the laser beam to a workpiece.