Laser Technologies

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Department of Manufacturing Technology

Synopsis:

The subject guarantor: prof. Ing. Jiří Dunovský, CSc., IWE

Teachers: prof. Ing. Jiří Dunovský, CSc., IWE; Ing. Ladislav Kolařík, Ph.D., IWE

Laser light and its use in manufacturing. Construction and structure of laser equipment. Types of lasers, gas, solid state, diode lasers etc., characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of lasers. Interaction of laser beam with material.

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of manufacturing technologies-welding, lasers.

Syllabus of lectures:

- Creation of laser beam - resonator, types of active media, excitation, relaxation principles

- Industrial lasers-types, active media, generated laser beam wavelength, characteristics.

- Modern lasers-fiber, disc, diode lasers

- Interaction of laser beam with material-absorptivity, reflectivity, creation of plasma

- Use of lasers in the industry-application, modes of operation

- Description of laser welding, cutting, engraving, marking etc.

- Safety issues and regulation of laser operation.

Syllabus of tutorials:

According to agreement.

Study Objective:

Learn basic principles of laser beam creation, its interaction with material and technological use of lasers.

Study materials:

- Dunovský, J.: Speciální technologie, ČVUT FS, Praha 1984

- Turňa,M.: Špeciálne metódy zvárania, Alfa, Bratislava, 1989

- Kolektiv autorů: Technologie svařování a zařízení, Zeross, Ostrava, 1999

- Vrbová - Jelínková - Gavrilov: Úvod do laserových systémů, ČVUT FJFI, Praha, 1991

- Kolektiv autorů : ASM Handbook, Volume 6 Welding, Brazing , and Soldering, ASM International, 2000

- Ready J. F.: LIA Handbook of Laser Materials Processing, LIA, 2001

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