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Measuring laser beam welding power using the force of light

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Author(s)

Paul A. Williams, Jeffrey W. Sowards, Brian J. Simonds

Abstract

A novel optical laser-power measurement technique offers high accuracy in real time.
Citation
Welding Journal
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

Radiation pressure, high power laser, metrology, radiometry, laser welding
Process measurement and control

Citation

Williams, P. , Sowards, J. and Simonds, B. (2016), Measuring laser beam welding power using the force of light, Welding Journal, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=920154 (Accessed May 10, 2024)

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Created March 1, 2016, Updated April 7, 2017