In cooperation with the Chair of Laser Technology (LLT), the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT)—Europe’s leading center for contract research and development in the field of laser technology—is offering the opportunity to write a thesis on the topic: »Ultra-short pulsed laser polishing with beam shaping for a green process chain«.

The Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is the industrial standard for producing high-precision microstructures in hardened metals. However, it consumes hazardous chemicals, generates conta-minated waste streams, and demand extensive post-treatment. Ultrashort pulsed (USP) lasers have already demonstrated their capability to generate microstructures with outstanding precision. Extending this technology to laser...