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Volume 35,

Issue 3,

August 2023

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Journal of Laser Applications covers a broad range of laser related research from fundamental and applied research & development to industrial applications. The journal presents the latest breakthroughs in laser applications related to photonic production, sensing and measurement, as well as laser safety. The recently digitized LIA Conference Proceedings includes over 5,900 articles from the ICALEO®, PICALO, and ILSC® conferences that are run by The Laser Institute (LIA).

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Prof. Yongfeng Lu

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Research Article

| November 29 2023

Process development for laser powder bed fusion of GRCop-42 using a 515 nm laser source

Samira Gruber, Lukas Stepien et al.

Copper is widely used in high heat flux and electrical applications because of its excellent electrical and thermal conductivity properties. Alloying elements such as chromium or nickel are added to ...

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| November 28 2023

Investigation of NS-single-point laser ablation of bronze under different incidence angles and pulses

Esmaeil Ghadiri Zahrani, Bahman Azarhoushang

A fundamental understanding of ablation in different incidence angles is indispensable to expand the result to volume ablation where nonperpendicular irradiation exists. So far, no study with this ...

Research Article

| November 27 2023

Investigation of influence of oscillation amplitude on keyhole and molten pool morphologies during oscillating laser stake welding of dissimilar materials T-joints

Yuewei Ai, Jiabao Liu et al.

The morphologies of the keyhole and molten pool during the laser welding process are highly related to weld formation process, which affects the weld quality further. To investigate the influence of ...

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Research Article

| November 02 2023

Process development and process adaption guidelines for the deposition of thin-walled structures with IN718 using extreme high-speed directed energy deposition (EHLA3D)

Min-Uh Ko, Zongwei Zhang et al.

Extreme high-speed directed energy deposition (EHLA) is a modified variant of the laser based directed energy deposition (DED-LB) and is being applied as an efficient coating process for rotational ...

Research Article

| October 25 2023

Picosecond laser structuring of graphite anodes—Ablation characteristics and process scaling

Lucas Hille, Johannes Kriegler et al.

Laser structuring of graphite anodes substantially improves the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries by facilitating lithium-ion diffusion through the electrode coatings. However, ...

Research Article

| September 26 2023

Numerical investigation of the effect of oblique laser shock processing parameters on the residual stress and deformation characteristics of TC6 titanium alloy

Yue Liu, Sina Li et al.

Oblique laser shock processing (OLSP) can provide a new solution for improving the mechanical properties of complex structural elements. In this paper, a spatial distribution model of OLSP shock wave ...

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| November 08 2022

Toward defect-free components in laser metal deposition with coaxial wire feeding through closed-loop control of the melt pool temperature

Christian Bernauer, Avelino Zapata et al.

Laser metal deposition (LMD) is an additive manufacturing process in which a metal powder or wire is added to a laser-induced molten pool. This localized deposition of material is used for the ...

Research Article

| October 25 2022

Selective laser crystallization and amorphization in polymer fibers

Francesca Wheeler, John R. Tyrer et al.

Textile finishing is a huge industry for modification of textile surface properties to align with the desired end use spanning medical, engineering, and apparel applications. Laser-induced polymer ...

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| April 01 2020

Precise laser trimming of alloy strip resistor: A comparative study with femtosecond laser and nanosecond laser

Qiuyue Su, Shi Bai et al.

Laser trimming has become one of the powerful tools for precise manufacturing of alloy resistors that are widely used in electrical vehicles, electrical controlling, and in appliances. In this work, ...

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