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Laser Active Optical Systems (LAOSs) for Material Processing
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The output energy of Laser Active Optical Systems (LAOSs), in which image brightness is amplified within the laser-active medium, is always higher than the input energy. This contrasts with conventional optical systems (OSs). As a result, a LAOS enables the creation of laser beams with tailored energy distribution across the aperture, making them ideal for material processing applications. This concept was first successfully implemented using metal vapor lasers as the gain medium. In these systems, material processing was achieved by using a laser beam that either carried the required energy profile or the image of the object itself. Later, other laser media were utilized for LAOSs, including barium vapor, strontium vapor, excimer XeCl lasers, and solid-state media. Additionally, during the development of these systems, several modifications were introduced. For example, Space-Time Light Modulators (STLMs) and CCD cameras were incorporated, along with the use of multipass amplifiers, disk-shaped or thin-disk (TD) solid-state laser amplifiers, and other advancements. These techniques have significantly expanded the range of power, energy, pulse durations, and operating wavelengths. Currently, TD laser amplifiers and STLMs based on Digital Light Processor (DLP) technology or Digital Micromirror Devices (DMDs) enhance the potential to develop LAOS devices for Subtractive and Additive Technologies (ST, AT), applicable in both macromachining (cutting, welding, drilling) and micro-nano processing. This review presents comparable characteristics and requirements for these various LAOS applications.
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Laser Active Optical Systems
energy amplification
material processing
laser beam shaping
solid-state lasers
Space-Time Light Modulators
DMD technology
additive manufacturing
subtractive manufacturing.
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