Alloys 2 Analytical modelling 2 Beam diameters 2 Critical frequencies 2 Deformation 2 Heat diffusions 2 Heat treating furnaces 2 Heat treatment 2 International Federation for Heat Treatment 2 Knife edge 2 Laser heating 2 Laser modulation 2 Lasers 2 Liquid metals 2 Local heating 2 Metal surfaces 2 Metallic compounds 2 Metallic glass 2 Metallic glasses 2 Metallic surfaces 2 Metals 2 Micron-scale 2 Microscopic characterization 2 Modulation 2 Modulation period 2 Non-contact 2 Photo-induced 2 Quenching 2 Reflected signals 2 Surface analysis 2