Current materials processing applications using lasers include various precision-marking processes and micromachining activities such as bending of micro-mechanical components, cutting of 1- to 2-mil stainless steel parts, and selective soldering.

Lasers are useful in applications that require a small, focused spot and high-power density especially in desktop/on-line situations in the industrial workplace. Fiber lasers, diode-pumped solid-state lasers, and IR-laser diodes from JDSU meet these demanding requirements.