HIgh throughPut LasER processing of DIamond and Silicon

Objective

Driven by the end-users requirements and needs, the main objective of the HIPERDIAS project is to demonstrate high
throughput laser-based manufacturing using high-power, high-repetition rate sub-1ps laser. Although the laser system to be
developed within HIPERDIAS can address other material processing applications, the focus here will be 3D structuring of
silicon at high-speed, precision processing of diamond material and fine cutting of metal for the watch and the medical
industry. Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA) approach based on highly efficient compressors gratings will be implemented in
order to minimize the overall losses of the laser system. The final targets of the project are to demonstrate:
- a 10-times increase of ablation rate and productivity of large area 3D-structuring of silicon
- a 10 times increase of speed in fine cutting metals
- an increase of process speed (6-10 times) at a low processing tools cost of diamond machining
Therefore, the laser parameters, as well as the beam shaping, beam guiding (based on Kagomé fibers) and machine
systems will be developed and optimized to fulfill the above manufacturing targets. The laser architecture will be based on
fully passive amplifier stages combining hybrid (fiber-bulk) amplifier and thin-disk multipass amplifiers to achieve sub-500fs
at an average output power of 500W and sub-1ps at an average output of 1kW, at a repetition rate of 1-2 MHz. Furthermore,
second harmonic generation (SHG, 515 nm) and third harmonic generation (THG, 343 nm) will be implemented to allow
processing investigation at these wavelengths. At 515 nm (respectively 343 nm) an average power of >=250W (respectively
>=100W) shall be demonstrated.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business › economics › production economics › productivity
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › fibers
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › metals
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering › subtractive manufacturing
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Topic(s)

• ICT-27-2015 - Photonics KET

Call for proposal

H2020-ICT-2015
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

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Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART

Address

Keplerstrasse 7
70174 Stuttgart
Germany

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 909 187,50

Participants (10)

AMPLITUDE

France

EU contribution

€ 555 750

Address

Avenue De Canteranne 11 Bat Meropa 6 Alee Des Lumieres Cite De La Photonique
33600 Pessac

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

CLASS 4 LASER PROFESSIONALS AG

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Bahnhofstrasse 43
3400 Burgdorf

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

GESELLSCHAFT FUR ANGEWANDTE MIKRO UND OPTOELEKTRONIK MIT BESCHRANKTERHAFTUNG AMO GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 371 742,50

Address

Otto Blumenthal Strasse
52074 Aachen

Activity type

Other

ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 499 002,50

Address

Robert-bosch-platz 1
70839 Gerlingen-schillerhoehe

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

UNIVERSITE DE LIMOGES

France

EU contribution

€ 299 500

Address

François Mitterrand 33
87032 Limoges

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

LASER ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS SA

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 441 750

Address

Rue Louis Plescia 31
4102 Seraing

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

GLOPHOTONICS

France

EU contribution

€ 289 750

Address

123 Avenue Albert Thomas Bat L
87100 Limoges

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

ELEMENT SIX LIMITED

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 132 250

Address

Shannon Airport
Shannon

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

KITE INNOVATION (EUROPE) LIMITED

Participation ended

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 57 556,25

Address

3M Buckley Innovation Centre
HD1 3BD Huddersfield

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

MODUS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 83 818,75

Address

7-11 Melville Street
EH3 7PE Edinburgh

Activity type

Research Organisations