Japan is one of the most advanced countries in manufacturing technology, and lasers have played an important role in the advancement of manufacturing technology in a variety of industrial fields. The contribution of laser materials processing to Japanese industry is significant for both macroprocessing and microprocessing. The present paper describes the recent trend and topics of industrial ap...

A brief review is focused on laser micromachining of materials. Micromachining of materials is highly widespread method used in many industries, including semiconductors, electronic, medical, automotive, communication and aerospace. This method is a promising tool for material processing with micron and submicron resolution. In this paper micromachining of glass, silicon and ceramics is conside...

We demonstrate beyond 10W simultaneous temporal and spatial pulse-shaping on a picosecond fiber laser system. Our proposed technique can substantially enhance the capability and efficiency of the existing ultrashort fiber laser systems for high precision material processing. OCIS codes: (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.3300) Laser beam shapin...