Optical Cutting Interruption Sensor for Fiber Lasers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Laser Cutting System
2.2. Cut Design
2.3. Design of the Sensor System
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Raw Data of the Sensor in Cutting Application
3.2. Signal Processing
3.3. Evaluation and Discussion of the Sensor and Algorithm
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Adelmann, B.; Schleier, M.; Neumeier, B.; Wilmann, E.; Hellmann, R. Optical Cutting Interruption Sensor for Fiber Lasers. Appl. Sci. 2015, 5, 544-554. https://doi.org/10.3390/app5030544
Adelmann B, Schleier M, Neumeier B, Wilmann E, Hellmann R. Optical Cutting Interruption Sensor for Fiber Lasers. Applied Sciences. 2015; 5(3):544-554. https://doi.org/10.3390/app5030544
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdelmann, Benedikt, Max Schleier, Benedikt Neumeier, Eugen Wilmann, and Ralf Hellmann. 2015. "Optical Cutting Interruption Sensor for Fiber Lasers" Applied Sciences 5, no. 3: 544-554. https://doi.org/10.3390/app5030544
APA StyleAdelmann, B., Schleier, M., Neumeier, B., Wilmann, E., & Hellmann, R. (2015). Optical Cutting Interruption Sensor for Fiber Lasers. Applied Sciences, 5(3), 544-554. https://doi.org/10.3390/app5030544