Advances in Laser Materials Processing Technology

Part 1 Introduction.


`Light' industry.


Part 2 Laser annealing and hardening.


Laser transformation hardening.


Pulsed laser annealing technology for nanoscale Si-based device fabrication.


Part 3 Laser welding.


Essentials for understanding and development of laser welding.


Physical mechanisms controlling keyhole and melt pool dynamics during laser welding.


Laser microspot welding in electronics production.


Enhancing laser welding capabilities by hybridization or combination with other processes.


Part 4 Laser cutting.


Laser cutting of wood related materials.


Laser cutting of difficult materials.


An innovative method of laser-assisted glass cleaving.


Laser machining of silicon and electronics substrates.


Part 5 Laser drilling.


Spatter and taper control during laser percussion drilling.


Part 6 Coatings and material deposition with lasers.


Production of coatings by laser-assisted processes.


The theory and applications of laser direct metal deposition.


Laser induced forward transfer (LIFT) - A versatile technique for microprinting.


Part 7 Laser rapid manufacturing and net-shape engineering.


Laser consolidation - A rapid manufacturing process for making net-shape functional components.


Advances in laser induced plastic deformation processes.


Lasers in biomedicine and biotechnology.


Laser surface treatment of metal implants for enhanced biocompatibility and clinical functioning.


Recent developments in processing of biological materials by ultra-fast lasers.


Part 8 Laser ablation.


Laser Ablation.


Part 9 Laser micro and nano-fabrication.


Laser micro fabrication technique and its applications in industry.


Laser interference lithography nanopatterning.


Generation of nanoparticles and nanostructured films by ultrashort pulse lasers.


Laser sintering of direct-write nanosized materials.


Micro- and nanoparts generated by laser based rapid prototyping technologies.


Part 10 Mathematical modeling and control of laser processes.


Laser treatment of alloys - Processing, microstructure and structural properties.


Multi-physics modeling of laser solid freeform fabrication. Control of laser materials processing.


Part 11 Contemporary lasers and optics.


High brightness lasers for cutting and welding applications.


Diffractive optical elements.


Part 12 Future trends and challenges.


The challenges ahead for laser macro, micro and nano manufacturing.