By: Malte Schulz-Ruhtenberg To make the generation of electricity from sunlight competitive to conventional means (like coal and nuclear power) the major goal at the moment is to reach the so-called grid parity, which marks the point where electricity from the receptacle costs the same as electricity generated by solar cells on the roof. This […]
Marking and micro-machining with nanosecond pulsed fiber lasers
Marking and micro-machining with nanosecond pulsed fiber lasers are maturing and elevating themselves from just simple marking lasers to far more capable micromachining tools.
Cover glass influence on high power fiber laser induced focus shift
Cover glass influence on high power fiber laser induced focus shift
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Laser Insights is a feature that gives insight into the very latest developments of Laser Materials Processing and the possible applications. These overviews are designed to give you insight into the content and applications of the papers presented at our conferences and workshops. LIA conferences and workshops are considered worldwide to be the best forum […]
Surface Plasmon Polaritons for Micro and Nano-Texturing of Metal Surfaces
BY: L. Mellor, S.P. Edwardson, W. Perrie, G. Dearden, K.G. Watkins Laser Group, Department of Engineering, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GQ, UK A study has been carried out on the production of micron and sub-micron features on the surface of a range of metallic materials through laser illumination. Possible application areas for such […]