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Optical beam divider for a laser beam
Assignee: Thyssen Stahl AG
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Filing: 1993-10-13
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Granted: 1995-02-28
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Expires: 2013-10-13
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to an optical beam divider which subdivides a beam (A), more particularly a laser beam, into at least two beams (B, C) which differ from the original beam (A) only in intensity. To this end the beam divider has a deflecting mirror (2) which is disposed in the path of the beam (A) and which rotates around an axis lying perpendicular to the plane of the mirror and has at least one window (2c) which sweeps the whole cross-section of the beam (A) when the deflecting mirror (2) rotates.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Sturm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:17
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/02; B23K26/06; B23K26/067; B23K26/0673; G; G02; G02B; G02B26/00; G02B26/02; G02B26/04; G02B26/08; G02B26/0816; G02B27/00; G02B27/10; G02B27/106; G02B27/14; G02B27/143; G02B27/145; G02B27/147
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
An optical beam divider for a laser beam comprising: a deflecting mirror in the form of a diaphragm disposed in the path of said beam, said mirror being rotatable around an axis lying perpendicular to a mirror plane of said deflecting mirror for sweeping a cross-section of said beam, wherein a cross-section of said deflecting mirror corresponds to said cross-section of said beam, wherein an axis of said beam intersects said axis of said deflecting mirror at the surface of said deflecting mirror, wherein said deflecting mirror comprises at least one window corresponding to only a segment of said cross-section of said beam, wherein said at least one window extends to said axis of said deflecting mirror, wherein said deflecting mirror further comprises means for bearing and driving said deflecting mirror disposed at an outer edge of said deflecting mirror, and wherein said rotation of said deflecting mirror sweeps each segment of said beam in succession.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
An optical beam divider for a laser beam comprising: a deflecting mirror in the form of a diaphragm disposed in the path of said beam, said mirror being rotatable around an axis lying perpendicular to a mirror plane of said deflecting mirror for sweeping a cross-section of said beam, wherein a cross-section of said deflecting mirror corresponds to said cross-section of said beam, wherein an axis of said beam intersects said axis of said deflecting mirror at the surface of said deflecting mirror, wherein said deflecting mirror comprises at least one window corresponding to only a segment of said cross-section of said beam, wherein said at least one window extends to said axis of said deflecting mirror, wherein said deflecting mirror further comprises means for bearing and driving said deflecting mirror disposed at an outer edge of said deflecting mirror, and wherein said rotation of said deflecting mirror sweeps each segment of said beam in succession.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A beam divider according to claim 1, characterized in that a last deflecting mirror (3, 13) is disposed in the path of the beam with a full surface and is stationary.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A beam divider according to claim 2, characterized in that the last deflecting mirror (3, 13) is disposed parallel with the preceding deflecting mirror (2, 12).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A beam divider according to one of claim 1, characterized in that the rotatable deflecting mirror (2) has a number of mirror surfaces (2a, 2b) distributed symmetrically around the axis of rotation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A beam divider according to claim 4, characterized in that each mirror surface (2a, 2b) and each window (2c, 2d) is constructed in the form of a segment extending radially from the axis of rotation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A beam divider according to one of claim 1, characterized in that disposed in the path of the beam is at least one further identical deflecting mirror (12) which can be rotated in synchronism with the first deflecting mirror (12) and whose at least single mirror surface (22a) and whose at least single window (22c) are in alignment with each window (12c) of the first deflecting mirror (12) preceding in the path of the beam.
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