APPLIED LASER, Volume. 45, Issue 5, 89(2025)

Research Status and Prospect of Laser Cleaning Mechanism

Zhao Haichao1, Ding Shuyu2, Zhang Qing3, Ma Guozheng3, Qiao Yulin1, and Wang Haidou1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Engineering Research Center for Mechanical Product Remanufacturing, Academy of Armored Force Engineering, Beijing 100072, China
  • 2Unit 63961 of the PLA, Beijing 100012, China
  • 3National Key Laboratory of Remanufacturing, Academy of Armored Force Engineering, Beijing 100072, China
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    Received: Sep. 25, 2023

    Accepted: Sep. 8, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 8, 2025

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    DOI:10.14128/j.cnki.al.20254504.089

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