Laser Processing of Materials Fundamentals, Applications and Developments /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schaaf, Peter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 139
• Subjects: Physics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Nanotechnology.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Engineering, general.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

Laser materials processing has made tremendous progress and is now at the forefront of industrial and medical applications. The book describes recent advances in smart and nanoscaled materials going well beyond the traditional cutting and welding applications. As no analytical methods are described...

Table of Contents:

• Basics of Lasers and Laser Optics
• Fundamentals of Laser-Material Interactions
• Laser–Plasma Interactions
• Laser Ablation and Thin Film Deposition
• Processing with Ultrashort Laser Pulses
• Creating Nanostructures with Lasers
• Laser Micromachining
• Laser Processing Architecture for Improved Material Processing.