Open AccessIn Colladon's Footsteps
Author(s) -
Gaebelein Jens,
Hribar Jeroen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
photonicsviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2626-1308
pISSN - 2626-1294
DOI - 10.1002/phvs.202000033
Subject(s) - laser , water jet , fiber laser , jet (fluid) , materials science , optics , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , aerospace engineering , nozzle
Abstract The first real water jet guided laser was developed and applied in the mid 1980's, using a Nd:YAG laser. Today, a new generation of water jet guided laser technology enables reliable use of modern high‐power IR fiber laser sources.