2013
Conference Paper
Title

The BRIDLE project: High brilliance diode lasers for industrial applications

Abstract
We report on the EC BRIDLE project, which aims to develop a direct diode laser source (with more than 2kW of output power from a 100µm diameter optical fibre and an efficiency of 40%) for industrial sheet metal cutting applications. The project concepts are explored, from novel tailored diode laser mini-bars to advanced beam combining architectures.
Author(s)
Brand, T.
Bull, S.
Larkins, E.C.
Traub, M.
Hengesbach, S.
Uusimaa, P.
Vilokkinen, V.
Crump, P.
Erbert, G.
Lucas-Leclin, G.
Georges, P.
Rataj, T.
Deichsel, E.
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English