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4. Main fields of application
The development of industrial applications requires an economic analysis which must take into account the cost of the technology. Ultra-short technologies can suffer from a relatively high entry ticket, especially if a high-energy laser source is required (of the order of several hundred ke). It has to be introduced in fields where it provides a solution that is unattainable with any other technology. It is therefore a disruptive technology destined to develop new markets.
An example of a femtosecond laser production machine used in the mechanical engineering field is shown in figure 21 .
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Bibliography
Events
LPM Congress (Laser Precision Micromachining): International congress on precision micromachining, held every other year in Japan. http://www.jlps.gr.jp/lpm/lpm2011/
Laser Munich: international laser exhibition, held every two years in Munich (Germany).
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Thales http://www.thalesgroup.com
Amplitude http://www.amplitude-systemes.com/
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