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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2019
Trumpf Laser Uk Limited, Hedge End, GB;
Andrew Malinowski, Southampton, GB;
Christophe Andre Codemard, Eastleigh, GB;
Mikhail Nickolaos Zervas, Southampton, GB;
Iain Botheroyd, Rugby, GB;
Stephen John Keen, Bishops Tachbrook, GB;
Malcolm Paul Varnham, Alresford, GB;
Trumpf Laser UK Limited, Hedge End, GB;
Abstract
Apparatus for laser processing a material (), comprising a laser (), an optical fibre (), and a coupler (), wherein: the laser () is connected to the optical fibre (); the optical fibre () is a multimode optical fibre having a first optical mode () having a first mode order (), a second optical mode () having a second mode order (), and a third optical mode () having a third mode order (); the third mode order () is higher than the second mode order () which is higher than the first mode order (); the coupler () switches laser radiation propagating in the first optical mode () to laser radiation propagating in the second optical mode (); and the coupler () switches the laser radiation propagating in the second optical mode () to laser radiation propagating in the third optical mode ().