Project description Photonic components and subsystemsMinimally invasive surgery - from expensive large-scale free-electron lasers to cheap and easy to use table top laser devices. Show the project objective Hide the project objective The goal of this proposal is to develop advanced table-top solid-state photonic sources for a specific wavelength in the mid-IR spectral range, as a practical, reliable and cost-effective alternative to large-scale free-electron lasers (FELs), for an important application in biomedicine (health): minimally invasive surgery. Recent experiments have verified that the use of mid-IR FEL at wavelengths near 6.45 µm, with a focused beam penetration depth comparable to the cell size and coupled both into the spectral wing of the water bending mode and the amide-II vibrational mode, results in tissue ablation with minimal collateral damage and very effective ablation rate. This finding is extremely important as a useful tool for minimally invasive human surgery. However, the clinical use of FEL is ultimately not viable due to large size, high cost, operational complexity and restricted access at a few million-dollar accelerator-based facilities worldwide. Several attempts to develop non-FEL alternatives have largely failed to meet the necessary requirements in terms of pulse energy and repetition rate. The main strategy in this project will be to exploit nonlinear optical techniques (OPO) in combination with novel near-IR laser pump sources (near 1 and 2 µm) and new materials (e.g. orientation patterned GaAs) to obtain an unprecedented energy level (10 mJ) near 6.45 µm at a repetition rate of 100 Hz (an average power of 1 W). Two basic approaches, differing in the time structure, will provide less than few µs (macro) pulse duration. The project encompasses four distinct elements: (1) Material research; (2) Pump laser development; (3) OPO development; and (4) Validation in tissue ablation experiments. The partners, 4 companies and 5 institutes from 7 member states, with proven track record, extensive expertise, and complementary skills provide the critical mass and strong cohesion to achieve the goals of the project in the most successful, effective and timely manner. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinesurgerynatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.3.5 - Photonic components and subsystems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN EV EU contribution € 530 290,00 Address RUDOWER CHAUSSEE 17 12489 Berlin Germany See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Valentin Petrov (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EUROSCAN INSTRUMENTS S.A. Belgium EU contribution € 167 160,00 Address RUE DU ROND CHENE 117 5020 VEDRIN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Bauduin Thibaut (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data LISA LASER PRODUCTS OHG Germany EU contribution € 248 400,00 Address MAX-PLANCK-STRASSE 1 37191 KATLENBURG-LINDAU See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Peter Fuhrberg (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES Spain EU contribution € 360 396,00 Address AVINGUDA CARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS 3 08860 Castelldefels See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT FRANCO-ALLEMAND DE RECHERCHES DE SAINT LOUIS France EU contribution € 303 876,00 Address RUE DU GENERAL CASSAGNOU 5 68301 Saint-Louis See on map Region Grand Est Alsace Haut-Rhin Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jean-Pierre Moeglin (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THALES France EU contribution € 314 618,00 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 Eric Lallier (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BRIGHT SOLUTIONS SRL Italy EU contribution € 357 600,00 Address VIA DEGLI ARTIGIANI 27 27010 Cura Carpignano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Pavia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marco Deta (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT Netherlands EU contribution € 175 650,00 Address HEIDELBERGLAAN 100 3584 CX Utrecht See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anton Van Woerkom (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN Sweden EU contribution € 342 000,00 Address BRINELLVAGEN 8 100 44 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Monica Thorén (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
