Modular laser irradiation unit

1. Laser illumination unit for illuminating a target object with high-power laser radiation, the laser illumination unit comprising:

multiple rigidly-interconnected laser beam modules that are designed to emit laser radiation; and

an aiming unit to aim the laser beam modules at the target object,

wherein each of the laser beam modules includes an optical element that is designed to aim laser radiation at a target point of the target object,

wherein the multiple first laser beam modules are designed to emit first laser radiation of a first wavelength,

wherein a second laser beam module is designed to emit second laser radiation of a second wavelength and focus the radiation on a target point,

wherein the first laser beam modules are designed to detect the second laser radiation by way of a detector, and

wherein the first laser beam modules include an adjustable optical element that aims the incoming second laser radiation at the detector and simultaneously aims the first laser radiation at the target point.

2. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical element of a laser beam module includes a detector for detecting incoming radiation.

3. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical element of a laser beam module includes an adjustable telescope that is designed to focus emitted laser radiation onto the target point, and to focus incoming radiation onto a detector.

4. Laser illumination unit according to claim 2 ,

wherein the optical element of a laser beam module includes an adjustable telescope that is designed to focus emitted laser radiation onto the target point, and to focus incoming radiation onto a detector.

5. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical element of a laser beam module includes an adjustable deflection mirror that is designed to aim emitted laser radiation at the target point and aim incoming radiation at a detector.

6. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical element of a laser beam module includes a semitransparent mirror that reflects emitted laser radiation and is transparent to incoming radiation.

7. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein a laser beam module includes a controller that is designed to control an actuator of an adjustable telescope and/or an actuator of and adjustable deflection mirror.

8. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

multiple laser sources that are designed to generate laser radiation and that are each connected by an optical fiber to a laser beam module;

wherein the aiming unit is designed to move the laser beam modules independently of the laser sources.

9. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first laser radiation is able to process the target object.

10. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second laser beam module is designed to detect an illumination beam by way of a second detector,

wherein the second laser beam module includes an adjustable optical element that aims the incoming illumination radiation at the second detector and simultaneously aims the emitted second laser radiation at the target point.

11. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical element of the laser beam modules are of identical constructive design.

12. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a target illumination laser module rigidly attached to the laser beam modules, which target illumination laser module includes an illumination source to generate illumination radiation and a telescope to focus the illumination radiation.

13. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a camera module that is rigidly attached to the laser beam modules, which camera module includes a camera and a telescope.

14. Laser illumination unit according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a camera module that is rigidly attached to the laser beam modules, which camera module includes a camera and a telescope.

15. Laser illumination unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the laser beam modules each include a tubular housing;

wherein the tubular housings are combined to form a bundle that is moveable by the aiming unit.

16. Method for illuminating a target object with high-power laser radiation, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a target point of the target object by a detector, wherein the detector is designed to detect a wavelength that differs from a wavelength of target acquisition laser radiation;

aiming a target-marking laser beam at the target point by a target-marking laser beam module;

adjusting an optical element of a processing laser beam module so that target-marking laser radiation is aimed at a detector of the processing laser beam module, wherein the detector is designed to detect a wavelength of the target-marking laser radiation;

illuminating the target point by a processing laser beam, wherein the processing laser beam is aimed by the optical element of the processing laser beam module, which optical element also aims the target-marking laser radiation at the detector of the processing laser beam module.