The work provide insight into application of Nd: YAG laser in Micromachining of Ceramics from chapter one to chapter six in a well-designed manner involving extensive review of the past research. The fundamental of Nd: YAG laser beam generation for micro-machining application are presented in chapter one. The pulsed Nd: YAG laser set up for different micro-machining operations with description of the various parts of laser machining setup are presented in chapter two. In addition, the description about developed microprocessor based fixture for holding cylindrical work piece. Chapter three...