Monitoring an optical element of a processing head of a...

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2007-01-09

2007-01-09

Pak, Sung (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Miscellaneous

C356S237100

Reexamination Certificate

active

10892399

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for monitoring soiling of an optical element of a processing head of a machine for laser processing of a workpiece includes a first transparent optical element, positioned in a path of a laser beam, a second transparent optical element, positioned in the path of a laser beam and separated from the first transparent optical element by a gap, a first detector for detecting laser light scattered from the first transparent optical element, and a second detector for detecting laser light scattered within the gap between the first transparent optical element and the second transparent optical element.

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