Lasers in manufacturing /

• Other Authors: Davim, J. Paulo
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London ; Hoboken, NJ : ISTE Ltd., and John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Series: ISTE.
• Subjects: Lasers > Industrial applications.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Lasers & Photonics.; Electronic books.

Generally a laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) is defined as "a device which uses a quantum mechanical effect, stimulated emission, to generate a coherent beam of light from a lasing medium of controlled purity, size, and shape". Laser material processing repre...