Wide Operational Range Pulsed Fiber Laser for Processing Thin Film Photovoltaic Panels

By: Shinobu Tamaoki Sumitomo Electric Inc. Pulse fiber lasers (PFL) have become widely popular for micro-machining applications due to their many benefits, such as the high beam quality, compactness, high wall-plug efficiency, and reliability. MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) architectures, which provide temporal pulse shape control, are particularly interesting.

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Underwater Laser Cleaning for Marine and Offshore Applications

By: T. J. Kwee, G. X. Chen, N. R. Lei, K. P. Tan, Y. S. Choo, M. H. Hong Centre of Innovation (Marine & Offshore Technology) Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore Marine and offshore industry often treats with complicated and huge underwater constructions, such as deepwater drilling facilities, undersea oil pipelines, and submersed […]

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