Project description
High-power, ultrafast laser could disrupt material processing applications
Femtosecond lasers, widely used in various scientific and industrial applications, typically operate at a wavelength of around 1 µm. However, the interest in femtosecond lasers with longer wavelengths, specifically from 2-3 µm, has recently increased. This wavelength range holds large potential for fields such as material processing, laser surgery, gas sensing and spectroscopy. Despite their potential, very few commercially available laser systems operate within these wavelengths. Funded by the European Research Council, the Giga2u project will explore the market potential of a femtosecond laser system that operates within this wavelength range with record-high average power and short pulse durations. Project outcomes could disrupt material processing applications.
Objective
Femtosecond lasers are ubiquitous tools in science and industry, their widespread applications aided by their increasingly wide commercial availability. However, most femtosecond lasers operate at a wavelength of around 1µm, which hinders many potential new uses. In the last years, there is an increased interest in longer wavelengths, in particular the wavelength region between 2-3 µm, however only very few laser systems exist in the laser market at these wavelengths. This wavelength region has large potential for many fields in material processing, laser surgery, gas sensing; as well as in a variety of scientific applications, such as spectroscopy. In this project, we propose to explore the market potential of a femtosecond laser system based on a new laser gain material demonstrated in the context of our ERC St.G Project, that operates in this wavelength region with record high average power and short pulse durations. The unique parameter set this laser offers at this wavelength has the potential to disrupt material processing applications; and this project aims at validating the potential of the laser for this market.
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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44801 Bochum
Germany
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