The First Coupling of a Laser Beam to a Water Jet
At a Glance
Section titled āAt a Glanceā| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2021-02-01 |
| Journal | PhotonicsViews |
| Authors | Nitin Shankar |
| Institutions | Federal Roads Office |
| Citations | 4 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāAbstract Assigned to a project for designing a laserābased dental hand tool, Bernold Richerzhagen visualized combining a water jet and a laser for tooth ablation. His dental tool envisioned a laser within a lowāpressure hairāthin water jet that guided the beam by means of total internal reflection in a manner like an optical fiber. Eventually, this fusion of light and water resulted in a new technology capable of machining hard materials with high precision. Starting with a dental tool developed in a Swiss laboratory in 1993, this invention has fostered highāprecision laser machining in the aviation, diamond and semiconductor industries amongst others.
Tech Support
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