Lasers in Technology EOLSS（激光技术EOLSS）.pdfVIP

PHYSICAL METHODS, INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS – Vol. IV - Lasers in Technology - Lin Li LASERS IN TECHNOLOGY Lin Li University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester, UK Keywords: laser, processing, manufacturing, CO2 laser, Nd:YAG laser, excimer laser, diode laser, copper vapor laser, cutting, welding, alloying, cladding, hardening, melting, glazing, marking, drilling, micromachining, forming, surface modification, surface cleaning, stereolithography, selective laser sintering, laminated object manufacturing, cleaning, laser-assisted machining, plasma, vapor, melt, temperature, thermal, beam absorption, optics, beam characteristics Contents S S 1. Introduction S 2. Industrial High-Power Lasers L R 3. High-Power Laser Beam Characteristics and Beam Absorption 4. Laser Cutting O E 5. Laser Welding T 6. Laser Drilling E 7. Laser Surface Engineering P 8. Laser Micromachining – 9. Other Laser Material Processing Techniques A Glossary O H Bibliography Biographical Sketch C C Summary S E E This article introduces the applications of high-power lasers in production processes. L Precision manufacturing with high-power lasers includes cutting, welding, drilling, N surface engineering, micromachining, marking, bending, laser-assisted machining, and P rapid prototyping/tooling. This article provides basic process characteristics, physical U principles, and scientific b