Verfahren zum Fuegen von Werkstuecken mit Laserstrahlung

Device for the jointing of workpieces using laser radiation, for the welding of a workpiece having at least one workpiece bent preferably convex at the joint position, said laser radition being emitted parallel to the joint gap plane and perpendicular to the joint line and linear polarized mainly in a single plane. In order to utilize the available radiation for the jointing process more efficiently than in previous devices, the above-mentioned device is designed so that the laser radiation is polarized mainly perpendicular to the joint plane.