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Diode lasers: From laboratory to industry

“…Sligte et al [21] applied atomic lithography technique to iron for producing periodic magnetic nanostructures through laser cooling, the first triumphant laser cooled ferromagnetic element demonstration. Similarly, to demonstrate the suitability of a designed compact high power laser diode in an external cavity as a light source for neutral atom cooling, a BEC of about a million 87 Rb atoms was produced [22]. Gabbanini [23] demonstrated the laser cooling of barium atoms using a DFB laser at 1.500 mm.…”

“…Some recent triumphant stories of diode laser setups for material processing include 120 W diode laser stacks based optical system used for highly efficient thermoplastic processing [85], 2 and 4 kW range diode laser systems for multiple cutting and welding processes [86], 600 W to 4 kW ranging diode laser modules for different industrial materials processing like welding, hardening and semiconductor processing [87]. Fig.…”