Ultrashort Pulse Laser Technology Laser Sources and Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nolte, Stefan (Editor), Schrempel, Frank (Editor), Dausinger, Friedrich (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 195
• Subjects: Physics.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Classical Electrodynamics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Medical and Radiation Physics.
• Physical Description: XVIII, 358 p. 227 illus., 80 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319176598
• ISSN: 0342-4111 ;

Ultrashort laser pulses with durations in the femtosecond range up to a few picoseconds provide a unique method for precise materials processing or medical applications. Paired with the recent developments in ultrashort pulse lasers, this technology is finding its way into various application fields. The book gives a comprehensive overview of the principles and applications of ultrashort pulse lasers, especially applied to medicine and production technology. Recent advances in laser technology are discussed in detail. This covers the development of reliable and cheap low power laser sources as well as high average power ultrashort pulse lasers for large scale manufacturing. The fundamentals of laser-matter-interaction as well as processing strategies and the required system technology are discussed for these laser sources with respect to precise materials processing. Finally, different applications within medicine, measurement technology or materials processing are highlighted.