Mr. David R. Balsley Profile

David R. Balsley

Principal Laser Engineer at nLIGHT Inc

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Publications (10)

Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Advanced metal processing enabled by fiber lasers with tunable beam properties

Dahv Kliner, R. Farrow, J. Lugo, B. O'Dea, R. Hawke, B. Victor, K. Gross, A. Hodges, A. Brown, J. Pruyn, R. Stephens, B. Foley, K. Almonte, B. Kehoe, M. Hamilton, M. Reynolds, C. Luetjen, T. Lowder, S. Karlsen, D. Balsley, M. Antoina, T. Kokki, D. Swenson, C. Archer, R. Martinsen, M. Hepp

Proceedings Volume 11981, 119810C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2614728

KEYWORDS: Additive manufacturing, Laser welding, Materials processing, Fiber lasers, Laser cutting, Beam shaping, Laser applications, Laser processing

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2018 Paper

Next-generation fiber lasers enabled by high-performance components

D. A. Kliner, B. Victor, C. Rivera, G. Fanning, D. Balsley, R. Farrow, K. Kennedy, S. Hampton, R. Hawke, E. Soukup, M. Reynolds, A. Hodges, J. Emery, A. Brown, K. Almonte, M. Nelson, B. Foley, D. Dawson, D. Hemenway, W. Urbanek, M. DeVito, L. Bao, J. Koponen, K. Gross

Proceedings Volume 10513, 105130S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2292271

KEYWORDS: Laser welding, Ytterbium, Materials processing, Semiconductor lasers, Fiber lasers, Modulation, Laser cutting, Diodes, Reliability, Laser processing

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

High-brightness, fiber-coupled pump modules in fiber laser applications

D. Hemenway, Wolfram Urbanek, Kylan Hoener, Keith Kennedy, Ling Bao, David Dawson, Emily Cragerud, David Balsley, Gary Burkholder, Mitch Reynolds, Kirk Price, Jim Haden, Manoj Kanskar, Dahv Kliner

Proceedings Volume 8961, 89611V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040364

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Reliability, Semiconductor lasers, Neodymium, Diodes, Laser systems engineering, Prototyping, Sensors, Modulation, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2013 Paper

Compact, 17W average power, 100kW peak power, nanosecond fiber laser system

Matthieu Saracco, David Logan, Jared Green, David Balsley, Mike Nelson, Jay Small, Scott Mettlen, Tyson Lowder, Timothy McComb, Tim Kutscha, Gary Burkholder, Michael Smith, Dahv A. Kliner, Matthew Randall, Geoff Fanning, Jake Bell

Proceedings Volume 8601, 86012U (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004285

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Laser systems engineering, Fiber amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser applications, Laser marking, Optical amplifiers, Laser processing, Diodes, Bandpass filters

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2009 Paper

Highly reliable high-efficiency wavelength-stabilized 885 nm diode laser bars

Paul Leisher, Ling Bao, Hua Huang, Jun Wang, Mark DeVito, Weimin Dong, Mike Grimshaw, David Balsley, Rob Martinsen, Mark DeFranza, Steve Patterson

Proceedings Volume 7325, 73250R (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820872

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Fiber Bragg gratings, Nd:YAG lasers, Reliability, Laser applications, Diodes, Heatsinks, Collimation, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

High-performance wavelength-locked diode lasers

Paul Leisher, Kirk Price, Scott Karlsen, David Balsley, Doug Newman, Rob Martinsen, Steve Patterson

Proceedings Volume 7198, 719812 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813528

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Er:YAG lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Absorption, Solid state lasers, Diodes, Laser applications, Optical design, Epitaxy, Fiber Bragg gratings

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Long-term wavelength stability of high-power laser diode bars on microchannel coolers

David Balsley, David Dawson, Ryan Johnson, Robert Martinsen

Proceedings Volume 7198, 71980J (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809925

KEYWORDS: Gold, Nickel, Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Resistance, Heatsinks, Plating, Copper, Corrosion, Oxides

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2008 Paper

Mode control for high performance laser diode sources

Paul Leisher, Kirk Price, Shabbir Bashar, Ling Bao, Hua Huang, Jun Wang, Damian Wise, Shiguo Zhang, Suhit Das, Mark DeFranza, Aaron Hodges, Utsu Trifan, David Balsley, Weimin Dong, Mike Grimshaw, Mark DeVito, Jake Bell, Robert Martinsen, Jason Farmer, Paul Crump, Steve Patterson

Proceedings Volume 6952, 69520C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778392

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Fiber Bragg gratings, Reliability, Optical design, Solid state lasers, High power lasers, Epitaxy, Nd:YAG lasers, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2005 Paper

Measurement techniques for laser parameters relevant to materials processing

Mark Arbore, David Balsley, James Morehead, Frank Adams, Werner Wiechmann, Jeffrey Kmetec, Yidong Zhou, William Grossman

Proceedings Volume 5713, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588710

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Ultraviolet radiation, Modulation, Laser processing, Materials processing, Laser stabilization, Solid state lasers, Harmonic generation, Signal detection, Infrared lasers

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

>10-W fiber laser source with 0.5-5 MHz repetition rate and 0.5-1.5 nsec pulse width

Thomas Kane, Laura Smoliar, Frank Adams, Mark Arbore, David Balsley, Mark Byer, George Conway, William Grossman, Gregory Keaton, Jeffrey Kmetec, Manuel Leonardo, James Morehead, Werner Wiechmann

Proceedings Volume 5662, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596377

KEYWORDS: Q switched lasers, Fiber lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Electronics, Semiconductor lasers, Micromachining, Neodymium, Diodes, Neodymium lasers, Fiber amplifiers

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