Tailored Light 2 Laser Application Technology [Paperback]

The present book covers the application technology of lasers, focusing more on the vast range of processes than on individual applications, in order to motivate and enable future innovations. The physical basics are presented in the first half of the book. The following examination of application categories and their processes is documented by experts from their practical points of view but always refers back to the underlying physical principles. In this way, readers are free to choose their own individual level of depth in understanding this globally relevant field of innovation.

Focusing on the broader range of processes, this book hopes to act as a catalyst for future innovation. It covers the application technology of lasers, while at the same time ensuring that all the underlying principles are explained thoroughly too.

Preface.- Introduction.- Radiation at interfaces.- Absorption of Laser Radiation.- Energy Transport and Heat Conduction.- Thermo Mechanics.- Phase Transformations.- Melt Flow.- Laser Induced Vaporization.- Plasma Physics.- Laser Beam Sources.- Surface Treatment.- Forming.- Rapid Prototyping & Rapid Tooling.- Joining.- Ablation.- Drilling.- Cutting.- System Technology.- Laser Measurement Technology.- Appendix.- Subject index.

From the reviews:

Since 1963, lasers have been applied in the field of material processing & . Many physicists are involved in the further development of laser material processes and looking to understand the underlying physical processes. This book is for them. It is focused on laser applications and includes comments and examples of relevance. & The book is well organized and includes references, appendixes and an index. It is suitable for the graduate students as well as researchers and engineers & in the area of laser applications. (Lisa Tongning Li, Optics & Photonics News, September, 2011)

Prof. Dr. Reinhart Poprawe holds an M. Al&