Scaling of Laser Processing: Making Light Matter (Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 257)

Reflecting the rapid development of laser technology, this book explores the scaling of laser processing with a focus on ultrafast laser technology, surface engineering, and related applications. The performance scaling of ultrashort pulse durations, in terms of average output power and repetition frequency of emitted laser pulses, has increased exponentially over the past few decades.Transferring these advancements into laser material processing technology has become a major contributor to the rapid development of laser technology.This book addresses the latest innovations in laser technologies that can increase processing rates and yield while maintaining the high machining precision of ultrashort pulses and avoiding the accumulation of residual heat or reduction of material removal efficiency. Effectively covering all domains of scaling of laser material processing, this book is divided into three parts: Fundamentals, Concepts and Technologies, and Processes and Applications.Written