This chapter contains sections titled:

• Machining System

  • Ultrafast Laser Sources

  • Automation, Part-handling and Positioning

• Beam Delivery

  • Transmission Optics

  • Scanning Systems

  • Fiber Delivery

• Material Processing

  • Ablation of Metals and Dielectrics

  • fs-laser-induced Processes

• Nonlinear Effects for Nano-machining

  • Multiphoton Ablation

  • Two-photon Polymerization

• Machining Technology

  • Drilling

  • Cutting

  • Ablation of 3D Structures

• Applications

  • Fluidics

  • Medicine

    • fs- LASIK (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis)

    • Dental Treatment

    • Cardiovascular Implants

  • Microelectronics