Laser Material Processing

The topics taught in this course are:

1. Basics of laser operation and types of industrial lasers (3 weeks)
2. Principles of laser material interaction (2 weeks)
3. Laser welding (2 weeks)
4. Laser cutting and drilling (2 weeks)
5. Laser powder deposition (2 weeks)
6. Laser marking and engraving (2 weeks)
7. Modeling of laser material processing (1 week)
8. Sensing, monitoring, and real-time control of laser material processing (1 week)