Recent Advances in Ultrafast Laser Precise Manufacturing
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 464
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ultrafast laser technology, such as femtosecond lasers and picosecond lasers, has quickly become a flexible tool for processing brittle and hard materials and complex microcomponents, which are widely used in and developed for medical, aerospace, semiconductor applications and so on. However, the interaction mechanisms between an ultrafast laser and brittle and hard materials are still unclear. Meanwhile, the ultrafast laser processing of these materials is still a challenge. Additionally, highly efficient and high-precision manufacturing using ultrafast lasers must be developed. This Special Issue is focused on the common challenges and current status of the ultrafast laser precise manufacturing of brittle and hard materials, such as nickel-based superalloys, thermal barrier ceramics, diamond, silicon dioxide, and silicon carbide composites. An in situ pump detection system can be used to analyze the evolution of laser-induced plasma and the absorption process of ultrafast laser energy. Based on time-dependent density functional theory, molecular dynamics theory, and continuum theory, theoretical models of ultrafast laser machining could be established to carry out dynamic simulations of ultrafast laser processing. Artificial intelligence technologies, such as neural networks, machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning, have assisted ultrafast laser processing in improving manufacturing efficiency and quality.
Dr. Jiecai Feng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- brittle and hard materials
- ultrafast laser processing
- model
- artificial intelligence
- precise manufacturing
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Dear Colleagues,
Ultrafast laser technology, such as femtosecond lasers and picosecond lasers, has quickly become a flexible tool for processing brittle and hard materials and complex microcomponents, which are widely used in and developed for medical, aerospace, semiconductor applications and so on. However, the interaction mechanisms between an ultrafast laser and brittle and hard materials are still unclear. Meanwhile, the ultrafast laser processing of these materials is still a challenge. Additionally, highly efficient and high-precision manufacturing using ultrafast lasers must be developed. This Special Issue is focused on the common challenges and current status of the ultrafast laser precise manufacturing of brittle and hard materials, such as nickel-based superalloys, thermal barrier ceramics, diamond, silicon dioxide, and silicon carbide composites. An in situ pump detection system can be used to analyze the evolution of laser-induced plasma and the absorption process of ultrafast laser energy. Based on time-dependent density functional theory, molecular dynamics theory, and continuum theory, theoretical models of ultrafast laser machining could be established to carry out dynamic simulations of ultrafast laser processing. Artificial intelligence technologies, such as neural networks, machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning, have assisted ultrafast laser processing in improving manufacturing efficiency and quality.
