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公开(公告)号:US11719948B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-08
申请号:US16987054
申请日:2020-08-06
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: David Logan , Ryan Hawke , David R. Balsley , Ron Stevens
CPC classification number: G02B27/0994 , G02B6/2555 , H01S3/06783 , G02B6/2551 , G02B6/2553
Abstract: An apparatus includes a laser system that includes a first fiber having an output end and situated to propagate a first laser beam with a first beam parameter product (bpp) and a second fiber having an input end spliced to the output end of the first fiber at a fiber splice so as to receive the first laser beam and to form a second laser beam having a second bpp that is greater than the first bpp, wherein the output end of the first fiber and the input end of the second fiber are spliced at a tilt angle so as to increase the first bpp to the second bpp.
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公开(公告)号:US10768433B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US15276589
申请日:2016-09-26
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: David Logan , Ryan Hawke , David R. Balsley , Ron Stevens
Abstract: An apparatus includes a laser system that includes a first fiber having an output end and situated to propagate a first laser beam with a first beam parameter product (bpp) and a second fiber having an input end spliced to the output end of the first fiber at a fiber splice so as to receive the first laser beam and to form a second laser beam having a second bpp that is greater than the first bpp, wherein the output end of the first fiber and the input end of the second fiber are spliced at a tilt angle so as to increase the first bpp to the second bpp.
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公开(公告)号:US11022760B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-01
申请号:US15143314
申请日:2016-04-29
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Brown , Dahv A. V. Kliner , Scott R. Karlsen , Jeremy Young , Ryan Hawke , David R. Balsley , Ron Stevens
Abstract: An apparatus includes a camera, a dark field illumination source, and a fiber inspection housing including a fiber connector input situated to receive an optical fiber connector so that an optical fiber output end of the optical fiber connector is removably insertable into an interior region of the fiber inspection housing and securable at a predetermined location in the interior region, a camera input situated to receive and secure the camera so that the camera is in optical communication with the interior region and the optical fiber output end, and a dark field illumination source input situated to receive the dark field illumination source so that light emitted from the dark field illumination source is received by the optical fiber output end at a dark field illumination angle and is scattered by contamination or defects associated with the optical fiber output end so as to be detectable by the camera.
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公开(公告)号:US20230349754A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US18138485
申请日:2023-04-24
Applicant: NLIGHT, INC.
Inventor: Scott R. Karlsen , David R. Balsley , Nicolas Trent Meacham , Austin Hagarty , Dahv A.V. Kliner
CPC classification number: G01J1/4257 , G01J1/0437 , G01J1/0414
Abstract: Some embodiments may include a power monitor to measure power of laser light propagating in a core of an optical fiber; the power monitor to generate a sensor signal using an optical sensor having a light sensitive section with no line of sight to part of the optical fiber; wherein the sensor signal is derived from light emerging laterally from the part of the optical fiber. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
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公开(公告)号:US20170090119A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-30
申请号:US15276589
申请日:2016-09-26
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: David Logan , Ryan Hawke , David R. Balsley , Ron Stevens
Abstract: An apparatus includes a laser system that includes a first fiber having an output end and situated to propagate a first laser beam with a first beam parameter product (bpp) and a second fiber having an input end spliced to the output end of the first fiber at a fiber splice so as to receive the first laser beam and to form a second laser beam having a second bpp that is greater than the first bpp, wherein the output end of the first fiber and the input end of the second fiber are spliced at a tilt angle so as to increase the first bpp to the second bpp.
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公开(公告)号:US20160320565A1
公开(公告)日:2016-11-03
申请号:US15143314
申请日:2016-04-29
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Brown , Dahv A.V. Kliner , Scott R. Karlsen , Jeremy Young , Ryan Hawke , David R. Balsley , Ron Stevens
CPC classification number: G02B6/385 , G01M11/33 , G06T7/0004 , G06T2207/10152 , G06T2207/30164 , H04N5/2256 , H04N5/2257
Abstract: An apparatus includes a camera, a dark field illumination source, and a fiber inspection housing including a fiber connector input situated to receive an optical fiber connector so that an optical fiber output end of the optical fiber connector is removably insertable into an interior region of the fiber inspection housing and securable at a predetermined location in the interior region, a camera input situated to receive and secure the camera so that the camera is in optical communication with the interior region and the optical fiber output end, and a dark field illumination source input situated to receive the dark field illumination source so that light emitted from the dark field illumination source is received by the optical fiber output end at a dark field illumination angle and is scattered by contamination or defects associated with the optical fiber output end so as to be detectable by the camera.
Abstract translation: 一种装置包括照相机,暗视场照明源和光纤检查外壳,其包括光纤连接器输入端,该光纤连接器输入端接收光纤连接器,使得光纤连接器的光纤输出端可移除地插入到光纤连接器的内部区域 光纤检查外壳,并且可固定在内部区域中的预定位置;照相机输入端,用于接收和固定相机,使得照相机与内部区域和光纤输出端光学通信,以及暗场照明源输入 位于接收暗场照明源,使得从暗场照明源发射的光在暗场照射角度被光纤输出端接收,并且通过与光纤输出端相关联的污染或缺陷而散射,从而被 可由相机检测。
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