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    • Björn Wedel

    Founder and CEO, PT Photonic Tools

    Björn Wedel is founder and CEO of PT Photonic Tools (Berlin, Germany).

    FIGURE 1. Tolerance requirements of beam sharing.
    Laser Processing

    Time/energy sharing for fiber beam ultrafast lasers

    Björn Wedel
    Feb. 3, 2022
    Requirements for precision and security are substantially higher due to high beam quality and energy density when guiding ultrafast laser sources.
    FIGURE 1. Two basic connector concepts include a cylindrical connector (a) and a cone connector (b); mechanical reference areas are marked red and the impinging laser radiation is shown in green.
    Fiber Optics

    High-power fiber connectors keep it simple

    Andreas Thoss
    June 1, 2019
    New plug-and-play fiber connector provides switchable kilowatt output power.
    FIGURE 1. Laser-light cable for ultrafast applications.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Industrial fiber beam delivery enhances ultrafast laser machining

    Björn Wedel
    Feb. 3, 2016
    Until recently, fiber-optic beam delivery could not be used with ultrafast lasers. Now, microstructured hollow-core fibers make it possible to confine the laser light inside a...