Laser optical system and adjustment method therefor, and laser machining device and method

Abstract

A laser optical system and an adjustment method therefor, and a laser machining device and method capable of adjusting laser light so as to satisfy criteria of laser machining are provided. The adjustment method of a laser optical system including a plurality of optical element units which are arranged in series on an optical path of laser light and each of which includes a half-wave plate and a Wollaston prism, the laser optical system configured to branch the laser light incident on the Wollaston prism through the half-wave plate into two beams of branched laser light, includes a step of rotating the half-wave plate around the optical path to adjust branching ratios of the branched laser light and a step of rotating the Wollaston prism around the optical path to adjust branching directions of the branched laser light.

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