Abstract

Cooled and uncooled one-channel deformable mirrors for use in industrial laser machines for various applications have been developed and investigated. The design, technical parameters and effectiveness of the mirrors are described in detail. The experience of exploitation of the uncooled deformable mirrors is considered for two industrial laser machines based on: a) 2-kW cw-power CO-laser; b) 250-kW pulsed copper vapour laser.

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