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公开(公告)号:US10739621B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-11
申请号:US15938790
申请日:2018-03-28
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Victor , Christopher A. Rivera , Dahv A.V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02F1/01 , G02B27/09 , B23K26/064 , G02B6/14 , G02B6/12 , G02B6/036 , G02B6/42 , G02B6/26 , G02B6/028
Abstract: A method of materials processing using an optical beam includes: launching the optical beam into a first length of fiber having a first refractive-index profile (RIP); coupling the optical beam from the first length of fiber into a second length of fiber having a second RIP; modifying one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam in the first length of fiber, in the second length of fiber, or in the first and second lengths of fiber; and/or generating an output beam, having the modified one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam, from the second length of fiber. The first RIP can be the same as or differ from the second RIP. The modifying of the one or more beam characteristics can include changing the one or more beam characteristics from a first state to a second state. The first state can differ from the second state.
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公开(公告)号:US20180180803A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:US15885563
申请日:2018-01-31
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Victor , Robert Martinsen , Lynn Sheehan , Dahv A.V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
CPC classification number: G02B6/03611 , B23K26/032 , B23K26/034 , B23K26/0342 , B23K26/21 , B23K26/342 , B29C48/08 , G02B6/021 , G02B6/02347 , G02B6/02371 , G02B6/02395 , G02B6/0288 , G02B6/03616 , G02B6/262 , G02B6/4203
Abstract: A method for forming an article includes providing a material having a first material property; forming a melt pool by exposing the material to an optical beam having at least one beam characteristic, wherein the melt pool has at least one melt pool property determinative of a second material property of the material; and modifying the at least one beam characteristic in response to a change in the melt pool property.
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公开(公告)号:US10661391B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-26
申请号:US15882292
申请日:2018-01-29
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Brown , Brian Victor , Robert Martinsen , Dahv A. V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: B23K26/34 , B23K26/342 , H01S3/105 , H01S3/23 , B22F3/105 , B22F3/24 , B33Y10/00 , B23K26/082 , B23K26/046 , B23K26/06 , B23K26/073 , H01S3/067 , B23K26/144 , G02B6/255 , B22F3/11 , H01S3/00 , G02B6/26 , B33Y80/00 , H01S3/16 , B23K103/00 , G02B6/02 , H01S3/106
Abstract: A method of making a porous three-dimensional object. The method comprises: a) positioning a first layer of particles on a build plate; b) heating the first layer of particles sufficiently to fuse the particles together to form a first build layer having a first porosity; c) exposing the first build layer to a laser beam to form one or more pores, the exposed first build layer having a first modified porosity, the laser beam being emitted from an optical fiber; d) adjusting one or more beam characteristics of the laser beam prior to or during the exposing of the first build layer, the adjusting of the laser beam occurring prior to the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber; e) positioning an additional layer of particles on the exposed first build layer; f) heating the additional layer of particles sufficiently to fuse the particles together to form a second build layer having a second porosity; g) exposing the second build layer to the laser beam to form one or more pores, the exposed second build layer having a second modified porosity, the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber; h) adjusting one or more beam characteristics of the laser beam after fusing the particles to form the second build layer and prior to or during the exposing of the second build layer, the adjusting of the laser beam occurring prior to the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber, and i) repeating e), f), optionally g) and optionally h) to form a three-dimensional object.
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公开(公告)号:US20180161935A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-14
申请号:US15882292
申请日:2018-01-29
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Brown , Brian Victor , Robert Martinsen , Dahv A.V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: B23K26/342 , H01S3/067 , H01S3/105 , H01S3/23 , B22F3/105 , B22F3/24 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y80/00 , B23K26/082 , B23K26/046 , B23K26/06 , B23K26/073
Abstract: A method of making a porous three-dimensional object. The method comprises: a) positioning a first layer of particles on a build plate; b) heating the first layer of particles sufficiently to fuse the particles together to form a first build layer having a first porosity; c) exposing the first build layer to a laser beam to form one or more pores, the exposed first build layer having a first modified porosity, the laser beam being emitted from an optical fiber; d) adjusting one or more beam characteristics of the laser beam prior to or during the exposing of the first build layer, the adjusting of the laser beam occurring prior to the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber; e) positioning an additional layer of particles on the exposed first build layer; f) heating the additional layer of particles sufficiently to fuse the particles together to form a second build layer having a second porosity; g) exposing the second build layer to the laser beam to form one or more pores, the exposed second build layer having a second modified porosity, the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber; h) adjusting one or more beam characteristics of the laser beam after fusing the particles to form the second build layer and prior to or during the exposing of the second build layer, the adjusting of the laser beam occurring prior to the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber, and i) repeating e), f), optionally g) and optionally h) to form a three-dimensional object.
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公开(公告)号:US11886053B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US17854933
申请日:2022-06-30
Applicant: NLIGHT, INC.
Inventor: Ken Gross , Brian Victor , Robert J. Martinsen , Dahv A. V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02F1/01 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/38 , G02B6/14 , B23K26/21 , B22F3/11 , B22F3/24 , B23K26/03 , G02B6/02 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/342 , B29C48/08 , G02B6/036 , G02B6/42 , B23K26/062 , B23K26/70 , B29C64/264 , B29C64/153 , H01S5/00 , B22F10/20 , B22F10/31 , B22F10/36 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/073 , G02B6/255 , G02B27/09 , G02B26/10 , G02B6/028 , G02F1/015 , B22F12/44 , B22F12/49 , G02B6/26 , G02B6/12
CPC classification number: G02F1/0115 , B22F3/1109 , B22F3/24 , B22F10/20 , B22F10/31 , B22F10/36 , B23K26/032 , B23K26/034 , B23K26/0342 , B23K26/062 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/073 , B23K26/21 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/38 , B23K26/704 , B29C48/08 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/264 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , G02B6/02 , G02B6/021 , G02B6/023 , G02B6/02042 , G02B6/02347 , G02B6/02371 , G02B6/02395 , G02B6/036 , G02B6/03611 , G02B6/03694 , G02B6/14 , G02B6/255 , G02B6/4203 , G02B6/4206 , G02B27/0927 , G02B27/0933 , G02B27/0994 , H01S5/0085 , B22F12/44 , B22F12/49 , G02B6/02004 , G02B6/0281 , G02B6/0288 , G02B6/0365 , G02B6/03616 , G02B6/03627 , G02B6/03633 , G02B6/03638 , G02B6/03688 , G02B6/262 , G02B6/4296 , G02B26/101 , G02B2006/12121 , G02F1/0151
Abstract: A method of processing by controlling one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam may include: launching the optical beam into a first length of fiber having a first refractive-index profile (RIP); coupling the optical beam from the first length of fiber into a second length of fiber having a second RIP and one or more confinement regions; modifying the one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam in the first length of fiber, in the second length of fiber, or in the first and second lengths of fiber; confining the modified one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam within the one or more confinement regions of the second length of fiber; and/or generating an output beam, having the modified one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam, from the second length of fiber. The first RIP may differ from the second RIP.
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公开(公告)号:US10684487B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-16
申请号:US15939223
申请日:2018-03-28
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Victor , Jacob L. Bell , Dahv A. V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02B27/09 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/073 , G02B6/036 , G02B6/42 , G02B6/14 , G02B6/02 , G02B6/028 , G02B6/12 , G02B6/255 , G02B6/26
Abstract: An optical beam delivery system, includes: an optical beam source; a fiber assembly situated to receive and modify one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam; and a nonlinear frequency-conversion stage in optical communication with the fiber assembly and situated to receive and frequency-convert an optical beam from a first wavelength to one or more second wavelengths. The fiber assembly includes: a first length of fiber comprising a first RIP formed to enable modification of the one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam by a perturbation device, and a second length of fiber having a second RIP coupled to the first length of fiber, the second RIP formed to confine at least a portion of modified beam characteristics of the optical beam within one or more confinement regions. The first RIP and the second RIP are different.
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公开(公告)号:US10663769B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-26
申请号:US15939141
申请日:2018-03-28
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Scott Karlsen , Brian Victor , Dahv A. V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02F1/01 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/064 , G02B6/14 , G02B6/12 , G02B6/036 , G02B6/26 , G02B6/028 , G02B6/42
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.
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公开(公告)号:US10656330B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
申请号:US15885563
申请日:2018-01-31
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Victor , Robert Martinsen , Lynn Sheehan , Dahv A. V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02B6/036 , G02B6/02 , G02B6/42 , B29C48/08 , B23K26/21 , B23K26/03 , G02B6/26 , B23K26/342 , G02B6/028
Abstract: A method for forming an article includes providing a material having a first material property; forming a melt pool by exposing the material to an optical beam having at least one beam characteristic, wherein the melt pool has at least one melt pool property determinative of a second material property of the material; and modifying the at least one beam characteristic in response to a change in the melt pool property.
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公开(公告)号:US10646963B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-12
申请号:US15885633
申请日:2018-01-31
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Victor , Robert Martinsen , Lynn Sheehan , Roger Farrow , Dahv A. V. Kliner
IPC: B23K26/354 , B33Y10/00 , B23K26/064 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/34 , B33Y30/00
Abstract: A method for forming an article includes: forming a melt pool; exposing the melt pool to an optical beam having at least one beam characteristic; forming a keyhole cavity in the melt pool, the keyhole cavity having at least one keyhole cavity property; and modifying the at least one beam characteristic in response to a change in the keyhole cavity property.
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公开(公告)号:US20180185965A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-05
申请号:US15885633
申请日:2018-01-31
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Victor , Robert Martinsen , Lynn Sheehan , Roger Farrow , Dahv A. V. Kliner
IPC: B23K26/354 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/34 , B23K26/064
CPC classification number: B23K26/354 , B23K26/032 , B23K26/034 , B23K26/06 , B23K26/062 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/21 , B23K26/34 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02
Abstract: A method for forming an article includes: forming a melt pool; exposing the melt pool to an optical beam having at least one beam characteristic; forming a keyhole cavity in the melt pool, the keyhole cavity having at least one keyhole cavity property; and modifying the at least one beam characteristic in response to a change in the keyhole cavity property.
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