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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2007
Yefim P. Sukhman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Stefano J. Noto, Mesa, AZ (US);
Cheryl Kaufman, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Yefim P. Sukhman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Stefano J. Noto, Mesa, AZ (US);
Cheryl Kaufman, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Universal Laser Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
Laser beam positioning systems for material processing and methods for using such systems are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a laser-based material processing system, for example, can include (a) a radiation source configured to produce a laser beam and direct the beam along a beam path, and (b) a laser beam positioning assembly in the beam path. The laser beam positioning assembly can include a first focusing element, first and second reflective optical elements, and a second focusing element. The first focusing element can focus the laser beam to a first focal point between the first and second reflective optical elements. The first and second reflective optical elements can direct the laser beam toward a material processing area while the laser beam has a decreasing or increasing cross-sectional dimension. The second focusing element can focus the laser beam and direct the beam toward the material processing area.