Trends In Fiber Optic Beam Delivery For Materials Processing With Lasers

Thomas Kugler

Lasers for materials processing are no longer an anomaly. Many industries now take lasers for granted as manufacturing tools. Carbon-dioxide lasers are still the most widely used, but Nd:YAG lasers have shown the fastest growth of technological improvement in recent years, and sales of these lasers are increasing rapidly.

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