Project description Photonics Show the project objective Hide the project objective High power and in particular tunable mid-infrared short pulse laser systems operating in the wavelength range between 3 µm and 11 µm have a large potential in different applications, e.g. analytics, medicine and micromaching. Up to now, those systems are only be realised by multistage set-ups consisting of bulk four or five different units, a configuration which is of course very complex, expensive with low efficiency operation. Unfortunately, this situation has not changed over the last years and there is no solution appearing.Therefore in this proposal the development, realisation and investigation of such a highly integrated mid-infrared laser source is presented. Its layout is based on a Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) short pulse Thulium all-fibre laser operating around 2 µm associated with a quasi-phase-matched GaAs crystal. For the MOPA pump source different integration aspects will be addressed in order to fully benefit of a waveguide device. This include the development of fibre-coupled saturable absorbers, large mode area (LMA) photonic crystal fibres (PCF) with functionalities regarding wavelength tuning capability, mode-filtering and high power operation, pump/signal combiners based on LMA-PCFs and novel concepts for fibre amplifiers with integrated core-pumping schemes. The wavelength conversion unit will be realised with integrated wavelength tunability and structural design.This MIR-laser will operate in the wavelength region from 2.5 µm to 11 µm with a pulse energy of up to 30 µJ, a pulse duration between tens to hundreds of picoseconds and a repetition rate between 50 to 250 kHz. For validation of the developed laser source tests concerning the processing of organic photovoltaic solar cell will be accomplished.The consortium represents the whole value chain including exploitation and this will significantly improve the competitiveness of related European industry and strengthen Europe's scientific and technology base. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physicsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaic Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2009.3.7 - Photonics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2009-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator Contact Dieter Wandt Dr. Coordinator LZH LASERZENTRUM HANNOVER EV EU contribution € 535 488,00 Address HOLLERITHALLEE 8 30419 Hannover Germany See on map Region Niedersachsen Hannover Region Hannover Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Heike Grunert (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MULTITEL Belgium EU contribution € 425 125,00 Address RUE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE 2 7000 Mons See on map Region Région wallonne Prov. Hainaut Arr. Mons Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Bertrand Tiberghien (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM Belgium EU contribution € 343 134,00 Address KAPELDREEF 75 3001 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Christine Van Houtven (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HELIATEK GMBH Germany EU contribution € 282 000,00 Address TREIDLERSTRASSE 3 01139 Dresden See on map Region Sachsen Dresden Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Hartung Stefan Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BATOP GMBH Germany EU contribution € 146 940,00 Address WILDENBRUCHSTRASSE 07745 JENA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Wolfgang Richter (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data NKT PHOTONICS A/S Denmark EU contribution € 382 500,00 Address BLOKKEN 84 3460 Birkerod See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Nordsjælland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lasse Leick (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THALES France EU contribution € 314 813,00 Address 4 RUE DE LA VERRERIE 92190 MEUDON See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Régine Ronval (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
