Thys M., Desmet E. (Eds.) Laser Beams: Theory, Properties and Applications

Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2011. – 547 p. – ISBN10: 1608762661.This book considers some general laser-induced processes that are involved in laser-matter interactions. A brief review is presented about a very interesting application of laser beams in the fields of materials science: the growth of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructured films by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD). In addition, safe and precise cavity detection, especially of dangerous or inaccessible voids, is essential to safe production in a working mine. The advantages and disadvantages of laser detection systems are analysed, and a combination of laser scanning techniques and conventional survey methodology is proposed. Other chapters in this book present an overview on laser cladding, a discussion of the applications of structured laser beams in laser refractography technology, a review of some fundamentals of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and an analysis of laser forming of steel parts by means of diode lasers.Computer Modeling of Nanostructuring on Materials with Tightly Focused Energy Deposition
Quantum Kinetics of Multiphoton Processes: Durations of Elementary Processes, Thresholds of Channels Opening and Their Saturations
Two-Dimensional Periodic Nanoscale Patterning of Solid Surfaces by Four-Beam Standing Wave Excimer Laser Lithography
ZnO Nanostructures Deposited by Laser Ablation
Diode Laser Forming of Steel Parts
Lasers and Lamps with Excitation by Background-Electron Multiplication Wave
Phase Transitions as Possible Sources of High Power Radiation
Application of Pulsed Laser Deposition for Putting Multi-Layer Coatings on the Inner Surfaces of Hollow Objects
Underground Cavity 3D Detection Using Laser System
Laser Cladding: An Overview
Laser Prototyping of Polymer-Based Nanoplasmonic Components
Structured Beams in Laser Refractography Applications
Optical Breakdown in Gases Induced by High-Power IR CO2 Laser Pulses
Machining Steel XC42 by High-Power Continuous CO2 Laser (Physical Process Description, Energetic and Thermal Modeling)