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公开(公告)号:US20200333640A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16921531
申请日:2020-07-06
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Dahv A.V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02F1/01 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/38 , G02B6/14 , B23K26/21 , B22F3/105 , B22F3/11 , B22F3/24 , B23K26/03 , G02B6/02 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/342 , B29C48/08 , G02B6/036 , G02B6/42 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/073 , G02B6/255 , G02B27/09
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an optical beam delivery system, comprising an optical fiber including a first length of fiber comprising a first RIP formed to enable, at least in part, modification of one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam by a perturbation assembly arranged to modify the one or more beam characteristics, the perturbation assembly coupled to the first length of fiber or integral with the first length of fiber, or a combination thereof and a second length of fiber coupled to the first length of fiber and having a second RIP formed to preserve at least a portion of the one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam modified by the perturbation assembly within one or more first confinement regions. The optical beam delivery system may include an optical system coupled to the second length of fiber including one or more free-space optics configured to receive and transmit an optical beam comprising the modified one or more beam characteristics.
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公开(公告)号:US10682726B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-16
申请号:US15938925
申请日:2018-03-28
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Ken Gross , Dahv A. V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: B23K26/06 , G02B27/09 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/073 , B23K26/064 , G02B6/14 , G02B6/036 , G02B6/028 , G02B6/42 , G02B6/26
Abstract: An optical beam delivery device. The device comprises a first length of fiber comprising a first RIP formed to enable the adjusting of one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam by a perturbation device. The optical beam delivery device further comprises a second length of fiber having a proximal end for receiving the optical beam from the first length of fiber and a distal end. The proximal end is coupled to the first length of fiber. The second length of fiber comprises a second RIP formed to confine at least a portion of the optical beam within one or more confinement regions. A beam modification structure is disposed at, or a distance from, the distal end of the second length of fiber. The beam modification structure is configured to modify at least one property of the optical beam chosen from beam divergence properties, beam spatial properties and beam directional characteristics.
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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:US10423015B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-24
申请号:US15607399
申请日:2017-05-26
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Dahv A. V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02B6/34 , G02F1/01 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/073 , G02B6/42 , G02B6/255 , G02B27/09 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/38 , G02B6/14 , B23K26/21 , B22F3/105 , B22F3/11 , B22F3/24 , B23K26/03 , G02B6/02 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/342 , G02B6/26 , G02B6/12 , G02F1/015 , G02B6/028 , G02B6/036 , G02B26/10
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for perturbing an optical beam propagating within a first length of fiber to adjust one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam in the first length of fiber or a second length of fiber or a combination thereof, coupling the perturbed optical beam into a second length of fiber and maintaining at least a portion of one or more adjusted beam characteristics within a second length of fiber having.
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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: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:US10668535B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-02
申请号:US15882870
申请日:2018-01-29
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Brown , Keith Kennedy , David Dawson , Robert Martinsen , Roger Farrow , Dahv A. V. Kliner
Abstract: A method of making a three-dimensional object. The method comprises: a) positioning a layer of particles over a build plate; b) exposing the layer of particles to a first laser beam having a first set of beam characteristics, thereby heating the layer sufficiently to fuse at least a portion of the particles together to form a build layer; c) exposing a first region of one of i) the layer of particles or ii) the build layer to a second laser beam having a second set of beam characteristics to provide a first temperature profile for the first region; and d) exposing a second region of one of i) the layer of particles or ii) the build layer to a third laser beam having a third set of beam characteristics to provide a second temperature profile for the second region, the second temperature profile being different than the first temperature profile, wherein both the first region and the second region are in the layer of particles or both the first region and the second region are in the build layer.
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公开(公告)号:US10295845B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-21
申请号:US15607411
申请日:2017-05-26
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Dahv A. V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02B6/02 , G02B6/24 , G02F1/01 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/073 , G02B6/42 , G02B6/255 , G02B27/09 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/38 , G02B6/14 , B23K26/21 , B22F3/105 , B22F3/11 , B22F3/24 , B23K26/03 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/342 , G02B6/26 , G02B6/12 , G02F1/015 , G02B6/028 , G02B6/036 , G02B26/10
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an optical beam delivery system, comprising an optical fiber including a first length of fiber comprising a first RIP formed to enable, at least in part, modification of one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam by a perturbation assembly arranged to modify the one or more beam characteristics, the perturbation assembly coupled to the first length of fiber or integral with the first length of fiber, or a combination thereof and a second length of fiber coupled to the first length of fiber and having a second RIP formed to preserve at least a portion of the one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam modified by the perturbation assembly within one or more first confinement regions. The optical beam delivery system may include an optical system coupled to the second length of fiber including one or more free-space optics configured to receive and transmit an optical beam comprising the modified one or more beam characteristics.
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公开(公告)号:US20180205195A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-19
申请号:US15924096
申请日:2018-03-16
Applicant: NLIGHT, INC.
Inventor: Dahv A.V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: H01S3/067 , H01S3/094 , H01S3/0941 , H01S3/11 , H01S3/115
CPC classification number: H01S3/067 , G02B6/02 , G02B6/02042 , G02B6/0219 , G02B6/028 , G02B6/0286 , G02B6/255 , G02B6/262 , G02B6/2821 , G02B6/2856 , H01S3/0675 , H01S3/094003 , H01S3/0941 , H01S3/102 , H01S3/106 , H01S3/1109 , H01S3/115 , H01S3/121
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for modulation of a laser beam. An optical modulator may comprise an optical input to receive an optical beam, and one or more lengths of fiber between the optical input and an optical output. At least one of the lengths of fiber comprises a confinement region that is optically coupled to the output. The optical modulator may further comprise a perturbation device to modulate, through action upon the one or more lengths of fiber, a transmittance of the beam through the confinement region from a first transmittance level at a first time instance to a second transmittance level at a second time instance. The optical modulator may further comprise a controller input coupled to the perturbation device, wherein the perturbation device is to act upon the one or more lengths of fiber in response to a control signal received through the controller input.
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公开(公告)号:US20180088358A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15607411
申请日:2017-05-26
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Dahv A.V. Kliner , Roger Farrow
IPC: G02F1/01 , G02B6/26 , G02B6/42 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/073
CPC classification number: G02F1/0115 , B22F3/1055 , B22F3/1109 , B22F3/24 , B22F2003/1056 , B22F2003/1057 , B23K26/032 , B23K26/064 , B23K26/067 , B23K26/073 , B23K26/21 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/38 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , G02B6/02 , G02B6/02004 , G02B6/0281 , G02B6/03616 , G02B6/03627 , G02B6/03633 , G02B6/03638 , G02B6/0365 , G02B6/03688 , G02B6/14 , G02B6/255 , G02B6/262 , G02B6/4206 , G02B6/4296 , G02B26/101 , G02B27/0927 , G02B27/0933 , G02B27/0994 , G02B2006/12121 , G02F2001/0151
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an optical beam delivery system, comprising an optical fiber including a first length of fiber comprising a first RIP formed to enable, at least in part, modification of one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam by a perturbation assembly arranged to modify the one or more beam characteristics, the perturbation assembly coupled to the first length of fiber or integral with the first length of fiber, or a combination thereof and a second length of fiber coupled to the first length of fiber and having a second RIP formed to preserve at least a portion of the one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam modified by the perturbation assembly within one or more first confinement regions. The optical beam delivery system may include an optical system coupled to the second length of fiber including one or more free-space optics configured to receive and transmit an optical beam comprising the modified one or more beam characteristics.
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