The usage of dual-phase (DP) steels in the production of laser-welded blanks in the
automotive industry is of critical importance to the progression of passenger safety and …

The angular momentum of light can be described by positions on a higher-order Poincaré
sphere, where superpositions of spin and orbital angular momentum states give rise to laser …

The Doppler effect is a universal wave phenomenon that has spurred a myriad of
applications. In early manifestations, it was implemented by interference with a reference …

We report on a new, single-step and scalable method to fabricate highly ordered, multi-
directional and complex surface structures that mimic the unique morphological features of …

Laser materials processing with ultra-short pulses allows very precise and high quality
results with a minimum extent of the thermally affected zone. However, with increasing …

Controlling the polarization of light has been of interest for various applications in laser
materials processing, display systems, and spectroscopy among others. Despite great …

Modern ultrafast lasers are enabling better operative performances in micro and nano-
fabrications of materials, benefited from their ease of use, robustness, and reliability. The …

Structured light, with spatially varying phase or polarization distributions, has given rise to
many novel applications in fields ranging from optical communication to laser-based …

Automated laser welding is a popular fusion joining method used for numerous applications
involving the joining of similar and dissimilar materials of varying thicknesses. Laser welding …

The use of a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator (SLM) device to convert a linearly polarized
femtosecond laser beam into a radially or azimuthally polarized vortex beam is …