High-power Yb-doped Fibre Laser for Cutting Dry Pine Wood

— This article reports experiments on the laser wood-cutting performance of a 1 kW ytterbium fibre laser - a recent, compact, flexible, efficient laser system. The cutting process is characterized, taking as a reference the effects of the principal process factors. A quantification of energy consumption during the cutting process, critical for scale-up, is provided.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: WCE
• Authors: Juan Carlos Hernandez, Philippus Crouse, Lin Li
• Keywords: Efficient Laser System, Laser Wood-cutting Performance, WCE 2007, WCE 2008, Ytterbium Fibre Laser