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Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2021
Applicant:

Ii-vi Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventor:

Danny Chan, Kleinmachnow, DE;

Assignee:

II-VI DELAWARE, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/04 (2006.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); B23K 26/70 (2014.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 19/0014 (2013.01); B23K 26/0665 (2013.01); B23K 26/703 (2015.10); G02B 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A laser processing head transmits a laser beam to a process zone. An input lens fixedly mounted in the head images the beam from an input with a first (negative) focal length along an optical axis. An intermediate lens is movably mounted in the head in connection with an actuator, which can move the intermediate lens along the axis at a variable lens distance relative to the input lens. The intermediate lens images the beam with a second (positive) focal length. An output lens fixedly mounted in the head images the beam with a third (positive) focal length along the axis to a focal point. The third focal length is greater than the second focal length and provides a large working distance. The focal point can be varied at a variable focal distance along the axis in relation to the variable lens distance by which the intermediate lens is moved.


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