Additive manufacturing (AM) is an emerging customized three-dimensional (3D) functional
product fabrication technology. It provides a higher degree of design freedom, reduces …

Laser‐induced forward transfer (LIFT) is a digital printing technique that uses a pulsed laser
beam as the driving force to project material from a donor thin film toward the receiving …

Adaptive optics are becoming a valuable tool for laser processing, providing enhanced
functionality and flexibility for a range of systems. Using a single adaptive element, it is …

It is challenging to manufacture large‐area, ultrathin, flexible/stretchable electronics on an
industrial scale. Recent ground‐breaking advances in the manufacture of flexible electronics …

Laser-based materials processing techniques are gaining widespread use in micro-
manufacturing applications. The use of laser microfabrication techniques enables the …

Over the last decade, optical 3D printing has proved itself to be a flexible and capable
approach in fabricating an increasing variety of functional structures. One of the main …

Laser-induced transfer (LIT) is a well-established direct printing approach for fabricating
structures with a feature size of≤ 10 μm and various dimensions. LIT enables the digital …

Compared to standard rotationally symmetric macroscopic optical components, free-form
micro-optical arrays (FMOAs), sometimes termed microstructured optical surfaces, offer …

This article is the second in a four-part series of articles providing an overview of the
challenges and opportunities in microscale additive manufacturing (AM) processes with …

Laser machining can depend on the combination of many complex and nonlinear physical
processes. Simulations of laser machining that are built from first-principles, such as the …