Multi-kW Thin Disc Lasers And Their Applications

Abstract

High power laser systems in the multi-KW range dominate the revenues created in material processing laser applications for decades. The very close contact between laser source manufacturer and end customer has been a key factor in the success of the different types of high power laser systems. The latest addition to the spectrum of commercially available industrial multi-kW laser systems is the thin disc laser. It is the almost symbiotic development of component design, application, laser source and beam delivery that has been driving the high power laser into ever new markets.