Engineering Applications of Lasers

This book covers the basic principles of lasers, including different kind of industrial/research lasers available and their comparative analysis based on output power, wavelength, beam quality, portability and wall plug efficiency. It presents the fundamentals of laser materials processing techniques.

List of contents

1. Basics of Lasers. 2. Electromagnetic Propagation and Laser Optics. 3. Laser-Matter Interaction. 4. Thermal Models for Laser Moving Heat Source. 5. Laser Cutting. 6. Laser Welding. 7. Laser Surface Hardening. 8. Laser Surface Melting, Alloying and Cladding. 9. Laser Surface Texturing(LST). 10. Laser Bending. 11. Laser Based Micro-nano Processing. 12. Interferometry. 13. Biomedical Applications. 14. Laser Safety.

About the author

Ramesh Singh is an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

Summary

This book covers the basic principles of lasers, including different kind of industrial/research lasers available and their comparative analysis based on output power, wavelength, beam quality, portability and wall plug efficiency. It presents the fundamentals of laser materials processing techniques.

Product details

• Authors: Ramesh K. Singh, Ramesh K. Srivastava Singh, Singh Ramesh K., Atul Srivastava, Srivastava Atul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2021, delayed
• EAN: 9781466584952
• ISBN: 978-1-4665-8495-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Lasers & Photonics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, Materials science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Laser physics, Laser technology and holography, Laser technology & holography