Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 17, 1722002(2021)

Comparative Analysis of Laser Focusing Modes Applicable to Water Jet Guided Laser

En Liang, Yuxing Huang, Hui Jiao, Guanghui Zhang, Liao Zhou, Ping Huang, Chaozheng Chang, and Yuhong Long*
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  • Sichool of Electrcal and Mechanical Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin , Guangxi 541004, China
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    In water jet guided laser processing technology, high-quality beams play a key role in coupling efficiency. In order to solve the problem of water-optical coupling technology, the water jet guided laser processing technology can be better used in high-precision and low-damage processing of materials with high melting point and high hardness and brittleness, and the self-focusing-ball lens combination focusing mode and positive-negative axicons focusing mode are compared and analyzed with the traditional convex lens focusing mode. According to the three applicable focusing modes, the corresponding ABCD transmission matrix is derived, the beam characteristics under the focusing mode are simulated, and the characteristics of industrial applications under different focusing modes are discussed. The simulation results show that the beam waist radius of the combined positive-negative axicon lens is the smallest, the divergence angle of the beam after the traditional convex lens focusing mode is the smallest, and the three modes have different structures, and they all have their own advantages and disadvantages.

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    En Liang, Yuxing Huang, Hui Jiao, Guanghui Zhang, Liao Zhou, Ping Huang, Chaozheng Chang, Yuhong Long. Comparative Analysis of Laser Focusing Modes Applicable to Water Jet Guided Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(17): 1722002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Oct. 21, 2020

    Accepted: Nov. 19, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 17, 2021

    The Author Email: Long Yuhong (longyuhong@guet.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.1722002

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