Segmented Waveplate Polarisation Control for Laser Cutting

Peter E. MacKay; Tobias Häcker; Tim Hesse

doi:10.1364/OFT.2014.OTh4B.2

Classical Optics 2014
OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optica Publishing Group, 2014),
paper OTh4B.2
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OFT.2014.OTh4B.2

Segmented Waveplate Polarisation Control for Laser Cutting

Peter E. MacKay, Tobias Häcker, and Tim Hesse

Optical Fabrication and Testing 2014

Kohala Coast, Hawaii United States
22–26 June 2014
ISBN: 978-1-55752-747-9

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Abstract

In laser cutting, improved performance is expected to be obtained by increasing absorption within the cutting kerf. To control the polarisation we have recently fabricated a segmented quartz waveplate which converts linear to radially polarized light and survives high laser fluences.

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