Refractive beam shapers for focused laser beams

Alexander Laskin; Vadim Laskin; Aleksei Ostrun

doi:10.1117/12.2235712

27 September 2016 Refractive beam shapers for focused laser beams

Alexander Laskin, Vadim Laskin, Aleksei Ostrun

Proceedings Volume 9950, Laser Beam Shaping XVII; 995002 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235712
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Focusing of laser radiation is most often used approach in various industrial micromachining applications like scribing, PCB drilling, and is important in scientific researches like laser heating in geophysics experiments with diamond anvil cells (DAC). Control of intensity distribution in focal spot is important task since optimum intensity profiles are rather flat-top, doughnut or “inverse-Gauss” than typical for lasers Gaussian profile. Because of high intensity of modern CW and pulsed lasers it is advisable to use refractive beam shaping optics with smooth optical surfaces providing high radiation resistance. Workable optical solutions can be built on the base of diffraction theory conclusion that flat-top intensity profile in focal plane of a lens is created when input beam has Airy-disk intensity distribution. It is suggested to apply refractive beam shapers converting, with minimum wavefront deformation, Gaussian profile of TEM₀₀ beam to a beam with Airy disk intensity distribution, thereby optimizing conditions of interference near the focal plane of a lens after the beam shaper and providing flat-top, doughnut, “inverse-Gauss” profiles. This approach allows operation with CW and ultra-short pulse lasers, using F-theta lenses and objectives, mirror scanners, provides extended depth of field similar to Rayleigh length of comparable TEM₀₀ beam, easy integration in industrial equipment, simple adjustment procedure and switching between profiles, telescope and collimator implementations. There will be considered design basics of beam shapers, analysis of profile behaviour near focal plane, examples of implementations in micromachining systems and experimental DAC setups, results of profile measurements and material processing.

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Alexander Laskin, Vadim Laskin, and Aleksei Ostrun "Refractive beam shapers for focused laser beams", Proc. SPIE 9950, Laser Beam Shaping XVII, 995002 (27 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235712

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