Objective The research necessary to extend the application areas of femtosecond frequency combs through the development of compact, robust, low-cost, commercially-exploitable sources is now possible; taking advantage of the fact that ultrafast laser pulses of femtosecond widths, separated by nanoseconds, manifest themselves as a phase-coherent comb of frequencies spread over a wide spectral band. Furthermore, the development of femtosecond frequency combs in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and beyond offers enormous opportunities for exploitation in broad spectrum detection and metrology. Robust industrial laser sources such as those produced by the SME supply chain grouping brought together in this proposal can be used by the leading research groups in this consortium to develop frequency comb based spectroscopy systems offering unprecedented detection sensitivity and measurement accuracy. Moreover, if the wavelength range of the comb sources can be extended to cover the mid-IR region then such a source would be ideal for coherent Fourier-transform spectroscopy in the absorption-rich mid-IR 'molecular fingerprint' region delivering real-time acquisition of molecular spectra and real-time imaging with chemical identification for applications in large fast-growing global markets including environmental monitoring, real-time analysis of chemical /bio threats and explosives, trace molecular detection, and medical breath analysis. The project will be led by the SME group coordinated by M-Squared Lasers and produce IP which can be exploited across the supply chain covering optics, crystals, lasers and OPOs. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physicsultrafast lasersnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2013-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2013 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator M-SQUARED LASERS LIMITED EU contribution € 587 415,55 Address VENTURE BUILDING 1 KELVIN CAMPUS MARYHILL ROAD WEST OF SCOTLAND SCIENCE PARK G20 0SP Glasgow United Kingdom See on map Region Scotland West Central Scotland Glasgow City Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Yvette Giannini (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all LO LASEROPTIK GMBH Germany EU contribution € 229 486,25 Address HORSTER STRASSE 20 30826 GARBSEN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Wolfgang Ebert (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LASER QUANTUM GMBH Germany EU contribution € 216 404,50 Address MAX STROMEYER STRASSE 116 78467 Konstanz See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Konstanz Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Albrecht Bartels (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Raicol Crystals Ltd. Israel EU contribution € 114 888,25 Address Giron Street Industrial Zone 15 56217 YEHUD See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alex Skliar (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RADIANT LIGHT SL Spain EU contribution € 330 763,65 Address CARRER COPERNIC, POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL CAMI RAL 2/4 08850 GAVA See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sara Otero (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 20 041,80 Address Riccarton EH14 4AS Edinburgh See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Eva Olszewska-Day (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL Switzerland EU contribution No data Address FAUBOURG DE L'HOPITAL 41 2000 NEUCHATEL See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Espace Mittelland Neuchâtel Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Thomas Sudmeyer (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER UK RESEARCH LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Cathedral Street - Univeristy of Strathclyde 347 G1 2TB Glasgow See on map Region Scotland West Central Scotland Glasgow City Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Johnmark Hopkins (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data
