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High-Power, High-Brightness Direct-Diode Lasers

Stephan Strohmaier, Christoph Tillkorn, Peter Olschowsky, and John Hostetler

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Abstract

Fifty years of laser history have led us to the next stage of the laser’s evolution: This is the century of the diode laser. These authors describe how direct-diode lasers are entering the high-power laser market, enabling materials-processing applications such as welding, soldering and cutting.

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