Session Chair: Friedrich Bachmann (Rofin-Sinar Laser, Germany)
High power diode lasers have been proven their potential as a tool for laser materials processing; they already stepped over the threshold for applications in industry. On the other hand this technology is still very young and is subject of rapid development and new ideas; besides some traditional concepts their special features open up new laser applications. This session is devoted to diode laser technology as well as to diode specific applications or novel application concepts.