Electric heating – Metal heating – By arc
Patent
1986-01-23
1988-02-09
Albritton, C. L.
Electric heating
Metal heating
By arc
214121LX, 214121LS, 214121LQ, 356400, B23K 2602
Patent
active
047242981
ABSTRACT:
A system is disclosed for aligning a high-power laser apparatus to transmit a high-power beam along an optimum beam path to an adjustable remote beam receiver and for aligning the beam receiver for optimum reception of the high-power beam. A low-power visible laser is directed along the path to be followed by the high-power laser and a viewer such as a video camera is used for rough alignment. A pellicle, a partially reflecting mirror, and three low-power beam detectors are used with the low-power laser to align the beam transmitter with the beam receiver. Alignment of the beam receiver with the beam transmitter is checked by a high-power laser beam alignment checking system. This alignment checking system employs an annular beam detector mounted near the beam transmitter and a second beam detector mounted near the beam receiver. A beam intensity reducer is used to reduce the intensity of the high-power beam for use in alignment since prolonged direct contact by a full-power beam with the detectors would damage the detectors. A method for aligning the laser beam transmitter and receiver is also described.
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Hawkins Phillip J.
Kasner William H.
Toth Vincent A.
Albritton C. L.
Satina D. M.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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