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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Karim Chouf, Levallois-Perret, FR;
Hakim Maazaoui, Cergy St Christophe, FR;
Eric Verna, Boissy l'Aillerie, FR;
Françis Briand, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Karim Chouf, Levallois-Perret, FR;
Hakim Maazaoui, Cergy St Christophe, FR;
Eric Verna, Boissy l'Aillerie, FR;
Françis Briand, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/38 (2006.01); B23K 26/14 (2006.01); B23K 26/08 (2006.01); H01S 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to method for cutting a part using a laser beam, involving the use of laser beam generation means comprising at least one ytterbium-based fibre having a wavelength of between 1 and 4 μm in order to generate the laser beam. The laser beam is selected to have a power of less than 100 kW, a power density of at least 1 MW/cm2, a focused beam diameter of at least 0.1 mm and a quality factor (BPP) of less than 10 mm·mrad.