Some recent developments in two- and three-dimensional laser forming for 'macro' and 'micro' applications

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Dearden, G ^a   Edwardson, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser bending; Laser forming

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; FORMING; LASER BEAMS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

LASER FORMING;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0042306323     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/5/4/352     Document Type: Conference Paper

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