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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Nlight, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Scott Karlsen, Battle Ground, WA (US);
Brian Victor, Camas, WA (US);
Dahv A. V. Kliner, Portland, OR (US);
Roger Farrow, Vancouver, WA (US);
nLIGHT, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for modifying an optical beam and adjusting one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam are provided. The system may include a first length of fiber operably coupled with an optical beam source and configured to receive an optical beam therefrom. The system may also include a perturbation device operably coupled with the first length of fiber and configured to modify the optical beam traversing therethrough, and a second length of fiber operably coupled with the first length of fiber and configured to receive the modified optical beam therefrom. The system may further include a beam shaping assembly configured to receive the modified optical beam from the second length of fiber, adjust one or more beam characteristics of the modified optical beam, and direct the adjusted optical beam to a downstream process.