LIA beam characterization report Available to Purchase

There is increasing awareness among manufacturers and users of industrial laser equipment of the need for a set of parameters that characterize laser beams in a way that will “remove the present confusions that exist for system designers and end users, and provide a basis for obtaining more repeatable and consistent (material) processing data”. A second need, tightly connected with the first, is the need for accepted methods and equipment with which to measure these parameters. About a year ago, Dr. David Whitehouse proposed that the Industrial Laser Subcommittee (ILS) of the LIA Materials Processing Committee take on the task of creating a “guide” that would provide such information. Toward the goal of making the task quickly achievable, he proposed that the scope of the work be limited to high power CO₂ lasers. The objective stated in his November 1989 invitation to participate in the task was to;