Fully automatic FAC mirror alignment system

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of optical coupling equipment, and relates to a fully automatic FAC mirror alignment system, including a system base plate, a pneumatic switch and a manual slide are installed on one side of the upper surface of the system base plate, an upper electric cylinder fixing seat is installed on the manual slide, an upper electric cylinder is installed on the upper electric cylinder fixing seat, and a laser module base plate is installed on the movable end of the upper electric cylinder; a gantry column is set up on the other side of the upper surface of the system base plate, a gantry beam is set up on the top support of the gantry column, an X-axis motor is installed on the top surface of the gantry beam, a moving end of the X-axis motor is fixedly connected to a motor adapter plate, a Y-axis motor is installed on the motor adapter plate, a motor adapter is installed on the moving end of the Y-axis motor, a Z-axis motor is installed on the motor adapter, a ROLL axis motor is installed on the lifting and moving end of the Z-axis motor, and a PITCH axis motor is installed on the moving end of the ROLL axis motor. The alignment system can realize multi-dimensional precise adjustment of FAC mirror alignment, and improve the alignment efficiency and alignment accuracy of the FAC mirror.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of light coupling equipment and relates to a full-automatic FAC mirror collimation system. Background Art

[0002] Fiber-output high-power semiconductor lasers have been increasingly widely used as fiber laser pump sources and as direct light sources for industrial processing, and the power demand is constantly increasing. The collimated coupling structure of fiber-output high-power semiconductor lasers mainly solves two problems in increasing output power. One is to improve heat dissipation efficiency and reduce the temperature rise of the laser chip. The other is to achieve close beam arrangement to improve coupling efficiency and efficiently couple more single-tube semiconductor laser light into the specified optical fiber. In terms of improving heat dissipation efficiency, no matter what heat dissipation method is used, it is crucial to shorten the distance between the heat source and the heat dissipation surface. The so-called close beam arrangement means that when the same number of beams are arranged together without blocking the light, the circumscribed circle of the outermost point of the beam is the smallest, or the most beams are placed in a circle of the same diameter. If the spot of a single-tube semiconductor laser collimated beam is equivalent to a rectangle, when the collimated beams of multiple single-tube semiconductor lasers are combined, the long sides of the rectangles are close to each other and the short sides are aligned, which is called a regular arrangement. If the long sides of the rectangles are close to each other but the short sides are not aligned, it is called an oblique arrangement. For the same collimated beam, the circumscribed circle of the combined beam spot formed by the oblique arrangement will be larger than the circumscribed circle of the combined beam spot formed by the regular arrangement. Therefore, only a regular arrangement can achieve close packing of the beams.

[0003] The collimation and beam combining structure of multiple single-tube semiconductor lasers is composed of semiconductor laser single-chip collimation units through spatial beam combining, polarization beam combining or wavelength beam combining. Among them, the collimation beam combining array composed of a column of single-chip collimation units for spatial beam combining is the most basic structure. Further improvement of power can be achieved by spatial beam combining, polarization beam combining or wavelength beam combining of this collimation beam combining array. Since the spatial beam combining, polarization beam combining and wavelength beam combining technologies of the collimation beam combining array are relatively mature, it is very important to design the optimal collimation beam combining array structure. The basic unit in the collimation beam combining array is the single-chip collimation unit, so the structure of the collimation beam combining array is mainly reflected by the structure of the single-chip collimation unit. The single-chip collimation unit is mainly composed of components such as a heat sink, a laser chip assembly (COS), a fast axis collimation lens (FAC), a slow axis collimation lens (SAC) and a 45-degree reflector.

[0004] FAC collimation requires high precision and requires precise adjustment of the alignment position in all directions. Therefore, an automated device that can achieve multi-dimensional precise adjustment of the FAC collimation position is needed to complete the FAC collimation adjustment and fix the FAC mirror after collimation by glue. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a fully automatic FAC mirror alignment system, which can realize multi-dimensional precise adjustment of FAC alignment, thereby improving the FAC alignment efficiency and alignment accuracy.

[0006] According to the technical solution of the present invention: a fully automatic FAC mirror alignment system, characterized in that: it includes a system bottom plate, a pneumatic switch and a manual slide are installed on one side of the upper surface of the system bottom plate, an upper electric cylinder fixing seat is installed on the manual slide, an upper electric cylinder is installed on the upper electric cylinder fixing seat, and a laser module bottom plate is installed on the movable end of the upper electric cylinder;

[0007] A gantry column is set up on the other side of the upper surface of the system bottom plate, a gantry beam is set up on the top support of the gantry column, an X-axis motor is installed on the top surface of the gantry beam, a moving end of the X-axis motor is fixedly connected to a motor adapter plate, a Y-axis motor is installed on the motor adapter plate, a motor adapter is installed on the moving end of the Y-axis motor, a Z-axis motor is installed on the motor adapter, a ROLL-axis motor is installed on the lifting end of the Z-axis motor, a PITCH-axis motor is installed on the moving end of the ROLL-axis motor, a YAW-axis motor is installed on the moving end of the PITCH-axis motor, a sensor connector is installed on the active end of the YAW-axis motor, a sensor is installed on the sensor connector, and a clamp assembly is installed on the sensor;

[0008] The lifting end of the Z-axis motor is also equipped with a slide cylinder fixing plate, the slide cylinder fixing plate is equipped with a dispensing cylinder, the movable end of the dispensing cylinder is equipped with a dispensing syringe connector, the lower part of the dispensing syringe connector is equipped with a syringe fixing seat, and the syringe fixing seat is equipped with a syringe;

[0009] A slide component is installed on the system bottom plate, a CCD bracket is installed on the slide component, and a near-field CCD is installed on the CCD bracket.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, the clamp assembly includes a clamp base, a clamp surface of the clamp base is provided with a first FAC clamp and a second FAC clamp that cooperate with each other, a clamping cylinder is installed on the side of the clamp base, a first guide rail and a second guide rail are installed on the clamp base, the first FAC clamp is slidably set on the first guide rail, the second FAC clamp is slidably set on the second guide rail, the first FAC clamp and the second FAC clamp are driven by the clamping cylinder to realize the clamping action; a cylinder fine-tuning seat is set on the clamp base.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention, a UVLED side connector and a probe fixing seat are provided on the side of the clip base.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, a slide cylinder adjusting member is installed on the top of the movable end of the dispensing cylinder, and a centimeter head is installed on the slide cylinder adjusting member.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, a lower X-axis moving component is arranged on the inner side of the system bottom plate corresponding to the pneumatic switch, and the lower X-axis moving component includes a lower X-axis motor, and the lower X-axis motor drives the lower Y-axis motor component to move, and the lower Y-axis motor component drives the FAC material box to move. A red light component is arranged on the FAC material box, and a light source fixing groove is arranged on the side of the lower Y-axis motor component.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention, the slide component is located on a side close to the gantry column.

[0015] The technical effects of the present invention are: the product structure of the present invention is reasonable and ingenious, and when in use, it can realize multi-dimensional precise adjustment of FAC collimation, thereby improving the FAC collimation efficiency and collimation accuracy; the material camera can visually identify the material position when the mirror clamping mechanism clamps the material, and then adjust the mirror clamping mechanism to align the material position to obtain the spot image collected by the far-field and near-field spot machine; the movement of the FAC clamp is adjusted according to the spot parameters of the spot image until the spot parameters meet the alignment conditions, wherein the alignment conditions include: the spot is located at the center position, the spot converges to a small shape, the tail of the spot converges and is uniform up and down, and the spot inclination angle is zero, and the dispensing camera can visually identify the dispensing position when the dispensing syringe is dispensing, the dispensing device is dispensing, and the position of the UV-curing FAC mirror and the pump source. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 It is the exploded structure diagram of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The specific implementation of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 , 2The system includes a bottom plate 1, a red light component 2, a light source fixing slot 3, a pneumatic switch 4, an upper electric cylinder fixing seat 5, an upper electric cylinder 6, a manual slide 7, a laser module bottom plate 8, a clamping cylinder 9, a first FAC clamp 10, a first guide rail 11, a second guide rail 12, a second FAC clamp 13, a cylinder fine-tuning seat 14, a probe fixing seat 15, a UVLED side connector 16, a sensor 17, a sensor connector 18, a syringe 19, a syringe fixing seat 20, a dispensing syringe connecting arm 21, and a YAW Axis motor 22, dispensing syringe connector 23, dispensing cylinder 24, periscope front shell base 25, slide cylinder adjustment part 26, divider 27, slide cylinder fixing plate 28, ROLL axis motor 29, Z-axis motor 30, PITCH motor 31, motor adapter 32, Y-axis motor 33, motor adapter plate 34, Z-shaped part 35, X-axis motor 36, CCD bracket 37, gantry beam 38, near-field CCD 39, gantry column 40, slide component 41, FAC material box 42, etc.

[0020] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown, the present invention is a fully automatic FAC mirror alignment system, including a system base plate 1, a pneumatic switch 4 and a manual slide 7 are installed on one side of the upper surface of the system base plate 1, an upper electric cylinder fixing seat 5 is installed on the manual slide 7, an upper electric cylinder 6 is installed on the upper electric cylinder fixing seat 5, and a laser module base plate 8 is installed on the movable end of the upper electric cylinder 6.

[0021] A gantry column 40 is set up on the other side of the upper surface of the system base plate 1, and a gantry beam 38 is set on the top support of the gantry column 40. An X-axis motor 36 is installed on the top surface of the gantry beam 38, and the moving end of the X-axis motor 36 is fixedly connected to the motor adapter plate 34, and the Y-axis motor 33 is installed on the motor adapter plate 34. The moving end of the Y-axis motor 33 is installed with a motor adapter 32, and the Z-axis motor 30 is installed on the motor adapter 32. The lifting and lowering movement end of the Z-axis motor 30 is installed with a ROLL-axis motor 29, and the moving end of the ROLL-axis motor 29 is installed with a PITCH-axis motor 31, and the moving end of the PITCH-axis motor 31 is installed with a YAW-axis motor 22, and the movable end of the YAW-axis motor 22 is installed with a sensor connector 18, and a sensor 17 is installed on the sensor connector 18, and a clamp assembly is installed on the sensor 17.

[0022] The lifting and lowering end of the Z-axis motor 30 is also equipped with a slide cylinder fixing plate 28, on which a glue dispensing cylinder 24 is installed, and a glue dispensing syringe connecting piece 23 is installed at the movable end of the glue dispensing syringe connecting piece 23, and a syringe fixing seat 20 is installed at the lower part of the syringe fixing seat 20, on which a syringe 19 is arranged in cooperation.

[0023] A slide component 41 is mounted on the system bottom plate 1 , a CCD bracket 37 is mounted on the slide component 41 , and a near-field CCD 39 is mounted on the CCD bracket 37 .

[0024] The clamp assembly includes a clamp base, and the clamp surface of the clamp base is provided with a first FAC clamp 10 and a second FAC clamp 13 that cooperate with each other, a clamping cylinder 9 is installed on the side of the clamp base, and a first guide rail 11 and a second guide rail 12 are installed on the clamp base. The first FAC clamp 10 is slidably set on the first guide rail 11, and the second FAC clamp 13 is slidably set on the second guide rail 12. The first FAC clamp 10 and the second FAC clamp 13 are driven by the clamping cylinder 9 to realize the clamping action; a cylinder fine-tuning seat 14 is set on the clamp base.

[0025] A UVLED side connector 16 and a probe fixing seat 15 are arranged on the side of the clip base.

[0026] A slide cylinder adjusting member 26 is installed on the top of the movable end of the dispensing cylinder 24 , and a centimeter head 27 is installed on the slide cylinder adjusting member 26 .

[0027] A lower X-axis moving component is arranged on the inner side of the system base plate 1 corresponding to the pneumatic switch 4, and the lower X-axis moving component includes a lower X-axis motor. The lower X-axis motor drives the lower Y-axis motor component to move, and the lower Y-axis motor component drives the FAC material box 42 to move. A red light component 2 is arranged on the FAC material box 42, and a light source fixing groove 3 is arranged on the side of the lower Y-axis motor component.

[0028] The slide member 41 is located close to the gantry column 40 .

[0029] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown, when the product of the present invention is working, the aligned FAC mirror is fixed by glue, and the control method of the spot beam combination provided by the present invention can realize the automation of the spot beam combination, saving labor costs. The lower X-axis motor is used to push the FAC material box 42 along the X-axis direction, and the lower Y-axis motor is used to move the FAC material box 42 along the Y-axis direction to move the material box to the corresponding material position.

[0030] The X-axis motor 36 is used to realize the movement of the Y-axis motor 33 along the X-axis direction. The Y-axis motor 33 is used to realize the movement of the motor adapter 32 along the Y-axis direction. The Z-axis motor 30 is installed on the motor adapter 32. The Z-axis motor 30 is used to drive the ROLL axis motor 29.

[0031] To achieve lifting and lowering movement, the ROLL axis motor 29 is used to realize the corresponding rotation of the PITCH axis motor 31, and the Z axis motor 30 is used to realize the lifting and lowering movement of the dispensing cylinder 24. When the dispensing cylinder 24 is working, it drives the syringe 19 to move up and down to realize the dispensing operation on the corresponding part.

[0032] It can be understood that the X-axis motor 36, Y-axis motor 33, Z-axis motor 30, ROLL-axis motor 29, lower X-axis motor, and lower Y-axis motor respectively include screw assemblies that cooperate with their respective motors, and the motor drives the corresponding screw assembly to drive the components connected to the screw assembly to move accordingly.

[0033] The PITCH axis motor 31 is used to realize the cooperation between the sensor connector 18 and the first FAC clamp 10 and the second FAC clamp 13 to clamp the material and move it to a suitable position.

Claims

1. A fully automatic FAC mirror alignment system, characterized in that: It comprises a system bottom plate, a pneumatic switch and a manual slide are installed on one side of the upper surface of the system bottom plate, an upper electric cylinder fixing seat is installed on the manual slide, an upper electric cylinder is installed on the upper electric cylinder fixing seat, and a laser module bottom plate is installed on the movable end of the upper electric cylinder; A gantry column is set up on the other side of the upper surface of the system bottom plate, a gantry beam is set up on the top support of the gantry column, an X-axis motor is installed on the top surface of the gantry beam, a moving end of the X-axis motor is fixedly connected to a motor adapter plate, a Y-axis motor is installed on the motor adapter plate, a motor adapter is installed on the moving end of the Y-axis motor, a Z-axis motor is installed on the motor adapter, a ROLL-axis motor is installed on the lifting end of the Z-axis motor, a PITCH-axis motor is installed on the moving end of the ROLL-axis motor, a YAW-axis motor is installed on the moving end of the PITCH-axis motor, a sensor connector is installed on the active end of the YAW-axis motor, a sensor is installed on the sensor connector, and a clamp assembly is installed on the sensor; The lifting end of the Z-axis motor is also equipped with a slide cylinder fixing plate, the slide cylinder fixing plate is equipped with a dispensing cylinder, the movable end of the dispensing cylinder is equipped with a dispensing syringe connector, the lower part of the dispensing syringe connector is equipped with a syringe fixing seat, and the syringe fixing seat is equipped with a syringe; A slide assembly is installed on the system bottom plate, a CCD bracket is installed on the slide assembly, and a near-field CCD is installed on the CCD bracket; The clamp assembly comprises a clamp base, a clamp surface of the clamp base is provided with a first FAC clamp and a second FAC clamp that cooperate with each other, a clamping cylinder is installed on the side of the clamp base, a first guide rail and a second guide rail are installed on the clamp base, the first FAC clamp is slidably arranged on the first guide rail, the second FAC clamp is slidably arranged on the second guide rail, the first FAC clamp and the second FAC clamp are driven by the clamping cylinder to realize the clamping action; a cylinder fine-tuning seat is arranged on the clamp base; A UVLED side connector and a probe fixing seat are arranged on the side of the clip base; A slide cylinder adjustment piece is installed on the top of the movable end of the dispensing cylinder, and a centimeter head is installed on the slide cylinder adjustment piece; A lower X-axis moving component is arranged on the inner side of the system bottom plate corresponding to the pneumatic switch, and the lower X-axis moving component includes a lower X-axis motor, and the lower X-axis motor drives the lower Y-axis motor component to move, and the lower Y-axis motor component drives the FAC material box to move. A red light component is arranged on the FAC material box, and a light source fixing groove is arranged on the side of the lower Y-axis motor component.

2. The fully automatic FAC mirror alignment system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The slide component is located close to the side of the gantry column.

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