LIA Handbook of Laser Materials Processing

Summary of the Contents:
Overview of Laser Materials Processing Lasers for Materials Processing
- Optics and Optical Systems
- Components for Laser Materials Processing Systems
- Laser-Material Interactions
- Hazards and Safety Considerations
- Surface Treatment: Heat Treatment
- Surface Treatment: Glazing, Remelting, Alloying, Cladding and Cleaning
- Brazing/Soldering
- Conduction Welding
- Penetration Welding
- Laser Cutting
- Hole Drilling
- Balancing
- Marking
- Rapid Prototyping
- Trimming
- Laser Marking/Branding
- Link Cutting/Marking
- Repair
- Applications in Photolithography
- Flat Panel Display
- High-Temperature Superconductors (HTSC)
- Laser Produced Microstructures
- Electronic Packaging: Electronic Interconnects
- Electronic Packaging: Package Sealing and Ceramic
- Processing
- Film Deposition and Doping

From the reviews of the first edition:

"This handbook is for engineers, materials scientists, optical scientists and physicists. It is designed to help solve problems in laser processing of metals, ceramics and other materials. The book contains a great deal of basic as well as advanced information and covers a broad range of pertinent topics: materials, instruments, procedures, industrial and laboratory equipment, monitoring, processes, processing systems, processing results and prototyping. ... The book should not be missed in laboratories dealing with laser processing." (P. K. Sherman, Optik, Vol. 114 (4), 2003)