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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Nlight, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ken Gross, Vancouver, WA (US);
Scott Karlsen, Battle Ground, WA (US);
Dahv A. V. Kliner, Portland, OR (US);
Roger Farrow, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
NLIGHT, INC., Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/09 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); G02B 6/028 (2006.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); G02B 6/255 (2006.01); B23K 26/073 (2006.01); G02B 6/036 (2006.01); B23K 26/57 (2014.01); B23K 26/064 (2014.01); B23K 26/062 (2014.01); G02B 6/14 (2006.01); B23K 26/38 (2014.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0927 (2013.01); B23K 26/062 (2015.10); B23K 26/064 (2015.10); B23K 26/0643 (2013.01); B23K 26/0665 (2013.01); B23K 26/073 (2013.01); B23K 26/38 (2013.01); B23K 26/57 (2015.10); G02B 6/0281 (2013.01); G02B 6/0288 (2013.01); G02B 6/03688 (2013.01); G02B 6/14 (2013.01); G02B 6/255 (2013.01); G02B 27/0994 (2013.01); H01S 3/0675 (2013.01); G02B 6/03611 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); H01S 3/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for perturbing a laser beam propagating within a first length of fiber to adjust one or more beam characteristics of the laser beam in the first length of fiber or a second length of fiber or a combination thereof, coupling the perturbed laser beam into a second length of fiber and maintaining at least a portion of one or more adjusted beam characteristics within a second length of fiber having.