From the reviews of the first edition:
"This handbook is for engineers, materials scientists, optical scientists and physicists. It is designed to help solve problems in laser processing of metals, ceramics and other materials. The book contains a great deal of basic as well as advanced information and covers a broad range of pertinent topics: materials, instruments, procedures, industrial and laboratory equipment, monitoring, processes, processing systems, processing results and prototyping. ... The book should not be missed in laboratories dealing with laser processing." (P. K. Sherman, Optik, Vol. 114 (4), 2003)
"This handbook is for engineers, materials scientists, optical scientists and physicists. It is designed to help solve problems in laser processing of metals, ceramics and other materials. The book contains a great deal of basic as well as advanced information and covers a broad range of pertinent topics: materials, instruments, procedures, industrial and laboratory equipment, monitoring, processes, processing systems, processing results and prototyping. ... The book should not be missed in laboratories dealing with laser processing." (P. K. Sherman, Optik, Vol. 114 (4), 2003)