Different kinds of lasers in the world today have found lots of industrial and medical applications and in some cases their special features have made them the unique choice in the specific applications. There are lots of ongoing researches on laser physics and also the usage of the lasers in different instrumentations and applied techniques all over the world for solving the present problems in industry and medical science. So, providing conditions for exchanging the ideas about the experimental and theoretical finding in this vital and applied field would be very valuable.

This special issue covers a broad range of topics indicating the laser applications in industry and medicine. It encourages the submission of researches on laser spectroscopy, laser material micromachining and processing, laser measurement techniques, laser in medicine, laser in surface science and new laser based techniques in photonics. All the original high quality articles including fundamental, theoretical and experimental applied researches in this field that clearly indicate the novelty and urgency of the research are welcome.

Core topics of special Issue:

1. High precision laser micromachining of metals and dielectrics
2. Laser surface hardening
3. Laser cutting, etching, cladding and welding
4. Laser modification of polymers
5. Laser measurement systems
6. Laser in nanotechnology
7. Laser nanomaterial synthesis
8. Laser induced instabilities
9. Pulsed laser deposition
10. Laser in telecommunication
11. Laser based cancer diagnosis techniques
12. Laser tissue welding
13. Laser therapy
14. Laser in dentistry
15. Modeling the laser interaction with matter and tissue