Optical design and performance of F-Theta lenses for high-power and high-precision applications

V. I. Yurevich; V. A. Grimm; A. A. Afonyushkin; K. V. Yudin; S. G. Gorny

doi:10.1117/12.2190777

23 September 2015 Optical design and performance of F-Theta lenses for high-power and high-precision applications

V. I. Yurevich, V. A. Grimm, A. A. Afonyushkin, K. V. Yudin, S. G. Gorny

Proceedings Volume 9626, Optical Systems Design 2015: Optical Design and Engineering VI; 96261S (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190777
Event: SPIE Optical Systems Design, 2015, Jena, Germany

Abstract

F-Theta lenses are widely used in remote laser processing. Nowadays, a large variety of scanning systems utilizing these devices are commercially available. In this paper, we demonstrate that all practical issues lose their triviality in designing high-performance F-Theta scanning systems. Laser power scaling requires attention to thermally-induced phenomena and ghost reflections. This requirement considerably complicates optimization of the optical configuration of the system and primary aberration correction, even during preliminary design. Obtaining high positioning accuracy requires taking into consideration all probable reasons for processing field distortion. We briefly describe the key engineering relationships and invariants as well as the typical design of a scanner lens and the main field-flattening techniques. Specific emphasis is directed to consideration of the fundamental nonlinearity of two-mirror scanners. To the best of our knowledge, this issue has not been yet studied. We also demonstrate the benefits of our F-Theta lens optimization technique, which uses a plurality of entrance pupils. The problems of eliminating focused ghost reflections and the effects of thermally-induced processes in high-power F-Theta lenses are considered. A set of multi-path 3D processing and laser cutting experiments were conducted and are presented herein to demonstrate the impact of laser beam degradation on the process performance. A selection of our non-standard optical designs is presented.

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V. I. Yurevich, V. A. Grimm, A. A. Afonyushkin, K. V. Yudin, and S. G. Gorny "Optical design and performance of F-Theta lenses for high-power and high-precision applications", Proc. SPIE 9626, Optical Systems Design 2015: Optical Design and Engineering VI, 96261S (23 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190777

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