Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction to Machining with Lasers

Chapter 2: Time Scales

Chapter 3: Machining with Long Pulses

Chapter 4: Nanosecond Machined Samples

Chapter 5: Machining with Ultrafast Laser Pulses

Chapter 6: Femtosecond Machined Samples

Chapter 7: Contamination, Debris, Etc.

Chapter 8: Heat Affected Zone (HAZ)

Chapter 9: Machining Accuracy

Chapter 10: Sub-micron Features

Chapter 11: Machining Inside Bulk Materials

Chapter 12: Introduction to Waveguides

Chapter 13: Active Waveguides

Chapter 14: Shortcomings of Femtosecond Lasers

Chapter 15: Materials We've Machined

Chapter 16: Conclusion

Appendices: References and Glossary

In Conclusion...

Ultrafast laser pulses can machine materials (and/or locally change their chemical or physical porperties) to produce no contamination to the surrounding material, no melt zone, no microcracks, no shock wave, no delamination, no recast layer, and do damage to adjacent structures. It is highly reproducible, it can be used to create sub-micron features, and it can machine features inside transparent materials. We continue to find new applications for this technology.