| Tailored Light 2: Laser Application Technology 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Poprawe, Reinhart (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642012361 ISBN-13: 9783642012365 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The present book covers the application technology of lasers, focusing more on the vast range of processes than on individual applications, in order to motivate and enable future innovations. The physical basics are presented in the first half of the book. The following examination of application categories and their processes is documented by experts from their practical points of view but always refers back to the underlying physical principles. In this way, readers are free to choose their own individual level of depth in understanding this globally relevant field of innovation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Lasers & Photonics - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Engineering - Science | Physics - Optics & Light |
| Dewey: 621.366 |
| Series: Rwthedition |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (2.20 lbs) 605 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Laser world consists basically of two areas, which are necessary and in many cases also sufficient for effective innovation: The right laser for the right application. For the individual application that means the determination of optimized process parameters in terms of laser power, peak power/ intensity, focus geometry and dimension, pulse length, pulse repetition rate and wavelength to name only the six most important ones. Once these parameters are identified, the corresponding Laser has to be selected on the basis of commercial availability. Obviously there is no such thing than "One Laser for all." The situation is rather comparable with electrical power, were depending on the demand of the application in terms of voltage, current and time corresponding power supplies need to be tailored, however, with the difference that in the case of the Laser the variety of parameters is even higher, thus the technology is more complex but on the other hand much more flexible in terms optimizing the source to the application. As a consequence it is suggested to publish two volumes on Lasers and Applications named "Tailored Light." The diversity of possible applications for Laser Technology is a wide area which cannot be treated exhaustively in a single manuscript/volume. Thus, this book will focus on applications for manufacturing technology, especially on the machining and processing methods in modern production engineering. The specialist in physics or engineering sciences will be interested in the theories and models used to describe the phenomena which occur during materials processing with laser radiation and their quantification by formulae. Based on this fundamental knowledge, a systematic approach to the manifold manufacturing methods gets possible, representing the many different applications on a common scientific background. Relevant in a more practical way are the processes described in the context of machining procedures, explaining the basic principles and essential quantitative interrelations of processing parameters in an easily comprehensible language. The readera (TM)s imagination is stimulated by numerous examples - a source of inspiration for new application concepts/further innovative applications. |