Picosecond and nanosecond pulse delivery through a hollow-core Negative Curvature Fiber for micro-machining applications

Piotr Jaworski; Fei Yu; Robert R.J. Maier; William J. Wadsworth; Jonathan C. Knight; Jonathan D. Shephard; Duncan P. Hand

doi:10.1364/OE.21.022742

Picosecond and nanosecond pulse delivery through a hollow-core Negative Curvature Fiber for micro-machining applications

Piotr Jaworski, Fei Yu, Robert R.J. Maier, William J. Wadsworth, Jonathan C. Knight, Jonathan D. Shephard, Duncan P. Hand

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We present high average power picosecond and nanosecond pulse delivery at 1030 nm and 1064 nm wavelengths respectively through a novel hollow-core Negative Curvature Fiber (NCF) for high-precision micro-machining applications. Picosecond pulses with an average power above 36 W and energies of 92 μJ, corresponding to a peak power density of 1.5 TWcm-2 have been transmitted through the fiber without introducing any damage to the input and output fiber end-faces. High-energy nanosecond pulses (>1 mJ), which are ideal for micro-machining have been successfully delivered through the NCF with a coupling efficiency of 92%. Picosecond and nanosecond pulse delivery have been demonstrated in fiber-based laser micro-machining of fused silica, aluminum and titanium.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22742-22753
Number of pages	12
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	21
Issue number	19
Early online date	19 Sep 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.022742
Publication status	Published - 23 Sep 2013

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Picosecond and nanosecond pulse delivery through a hollow-core Negative Curvature Fiber for micro-machining applications

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