82 patents
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Fiber-based Angular Homogenizer
9 Nov 23
Angularly homogenizing gradient index optical fiber having a refractive index profile that is non-quadratic to a degree sufficient to enhance precession of light as it is propagated through the fiber.
Jay SMALL, Shuang LI, Dahv A.V. KLINER
Filed: 19 Nov 20
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Power Monitoring In Fiber-coupled Laser Systems
2 Nov 23
Some embodiments may include a power monitor to measure power of laser light propagating in a core of an optical fiber; the power monitor to generate a sensor signal using an optical sensor having a light sensitive section with no line of sight to part of the optical fiber; wherein the sensor signal is derived from light emerging laterally from the part of the optical fiber.
Scott R. Karlsen, David R. Balsley, Nicolas Trent Meacham, Austin Hagarty, Dahv A.V. Kliner
Filed: 24 Apr 23
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System and Method for Gradient Interferometrically Locked Laser Source
2 Nov 23
Systems and methods for forming a coherent optical phased array laser source from a spatially combined array of output beams is accomplished without any external measurement devices or wavefront sensors.
Jeffrey D. Barchers, Dale H. Martz
Filed: 1 May 23
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Semiconductor Laser Device with First Order Diffraction Grating Extending to Facet
26 Oct 23
Some embodiments may include a semiconductor laser device comprising: an active layer to generate light; a front facet positioned at a first end of said active layer, with an AR coating or PR coating; a rear facet positioned on a second opposite end of said active layer thereby forming a resonator between said front facet and said rear facet; and a first order diffraction grating positioned within said resonator along only a portion of the length of said active layer, wherein the semiconductor laser device is arranged to emit light from both ends, and the diffraction grating has two non-contiguous segments each extending to one of the facets; or a single end, wherein the rear facet is a rear light reflecting facet with an HR-coating.
Manoj KANSKAR
Filed: 11 Nov 21
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Heat Sink with Removable Inserts
28 Sep 23
Various embodiments provide apparatuses, systems, and methods related to a heat sink with one or more removable inserts.
Mark J. DEFRANZA, Bryce TOKMAKIAN, Eric MARTIN, Manoj Kanskar
Filed: 16 Mar 23
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Methods to Maintain and Control the Polarization State from 3C Optical Fiber
14 Sep 23
Fiber laser amplification systems and methods are disclosed for use with a chirally coupled core (3C) optical fiber enabling the generation of a high-power output beam having a controlled stable polarization state.
Tyson Lowder
Filed: 25 Apr 23
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Opto-mechanical Mounting for Optical Components
31 Aug 23
An optical component has a bottom part located in an opening defined by a surface, wherein a distance between a sidewall of the bottom part of the optical component and a sidewall of the opening is non-uniform in which a width of a first section of the opening or a first section of the bottom part of the optical component is narrower than a width of a second lower section of the opening or a width of a second lower section of the bottom part of the optical component; and an adhesive is located in the opening between sidewalls.
David Martin Hemenway, Wolfram URBANEK, Kevin Fortier, David C. DAWSON, Eric Martin
Filed: 12 Jul 21
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Single Mode Beam
31 Aug 23
Optical fiber structures for generating a single mode, saddle shaped output beam include first and second lengths of fiber.
Christopher Luetjen, Roger Farrow
Filed: 14 Jul 21
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Clad Light Stripper with Light Traps
17 Aug 23
A mounting surface defines a branching channel, the branching channel having a main channel and one or more sub-channels branching off the main channel.
Kevin Michael Carbone
Filed: 13 Jul 21
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Combiner Housing for Optical Fiber Combiner
17 Aug 23
A capillary combiner housing for an optical fiber combiner has an inner combiner casing supporting optical fibers.
Juan Carlos Lugo
Filed: 14 Jul 21
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Reducing Interference In an Active Illumination Environment
29 Jun 23
Apparatuses, systems and methods are disclosed for reducing interference between an active illumination device and external radiation sources, for example, other active illumination devices operating within the vicinity.
Bodo SCHMIDT
Filed: 28 Feb 23
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Focus Assessment In Dynamically Focused Laser System
18 May 23
Some embodiments may include a method assessing whether a dynamic focus module in a three axis galvanometric scanning system (three-axis GSS) is associated with a focus calibration error.
Jay Small, Ken Gross
Filed: 14 Nov 22
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Optical Fiber Cladding Light Stripper
11 May 23
Multi-clad optical fiber cladding light stripper (CLS) comprising an inner cladding with one or more recessed surface regions to remove light propagating within the inner cladding.
Teemu KOKKI, Christopher LUETJEN, Ryan HAWKE
Filed: 4 Jan 23
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All-fiber Divergence Limiter
6 Apr 23
Disclosed is an optical fiber-based divergence-limiting device for limiting divergence from a first maximum divergence of input light to a second maximum divergence of output light, in which the second maximum divergence is less than the first maximum divergence.
Roger L. FARROW, Dahv A.V. KLINER, Tyson L. LOWDER
Filed: 21 Jan 21
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Multi-band Pumping of Doped Fiber Sources
9 Mar 23
Disclosed are embodiments for multi-band pumping of a doped fiber source.
Tyson L. Lowder, Dahv A.V. Kliner
Filed: 29 Jan 21
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Optimization of High Resolution Digitally Encoded Laser Scanners for Fine Feature Marking
9 Feb 23
Disclosed herein are laser scanning systems and methods of their use.
Ken Gross
Filed: 5 Aug 22
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Capillary Tube to Strip Back-reflected Light
2 Feb 23
Some embodiments may include a fiber laser including two or more input fibers and an output fiber to deliver a beam to a workpiece, the fiber laser comprising.
Juan Carlos LUGO, Teemu KOKKI, Roger FARROW, Dahv A.V. KLINER
Filed: 28 Jan 21
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Laser Patterning Skew Correction
26 Jan 23
A laser patterning alignment method provides a way to position a target at a working distance in a laser patterning system such that fiducial marks on the target are positioned in view of at least three laser patterning system cameras, and with each laser patterning system camera, to locate a fiducial mark on the target and sending location data of the located fiducial mark to a controller, to determine corrections required to align expected fiducial mark locations with the sent fiducial mark location data, and to adjust the laser patterning system with the determined corrections.
Vito P. Errico, Roger C. Shipman
Filed: 6 Oct 22
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Corrosion Resistant Heatsink Method, System, and Apparatus
26 Jan 23
A heat source package, comprising a housing having a metal base portion with one or more channels formed therein, the one or more channels having an inner surface, a coating of an anti-corrosive material adhered to a portion of the inner surface of the one or more channels wherein the anti-corrosive material is selected to have a thermal conductivity within a threshold range such that the coating changes the thermal resistance of a coated portion of the channel less than 25% with respect to an uncoated portion of the metal base portion.
Mark J. DEFRANZA, Eric MARTIN
Filed: 22 Dec 20
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Controlling Optics In an Enclosure Using Magnetic Actuation
12 Jan 23
A magnetically-actuated laser beam control assembly may include a magnetically permeable cover arranged to sealingly couple to an optics housing to cover an opening of the optics housing, an interior sub-assembly, and an exterior sub-assembly.
Kenneth V. ALMONTE, Aaron Brown
Filed: 16 Jun 22