NANOLASE - Novel Photonic Devices Enabling Ultra-Compact, Ultrafast Fibre Lasers for Cost-Effective Industrial Processing
Lead Participant:
NKT PHOTONICS LTD
Abstract
Ultrafast lasers are fast becoming an essential tool within high-precision manufacturing processes. Fibre lasers, with their compactness and reduced cost of ownership over bulk solid-state systems, have been an enabling technology within high-end markets including consumer-electronics and photo-voltaics manufacture. However, in the vast majority of low-end manufacturing applications where tight production margins are a barrier to high CAPEX, penetration of ultrafast technology is minimal.
The existing low-end solution of longer-pulse (Q-switched) lasers delivers lower precision in manufacturing. Establishing a cost-reduced ultrafast fibre laser technology will drive technology up-take for improved manufacturing in new areas. NANOLASE will address this by developing a novel ultrafast fibre laser oscillator and high power amplifier system which eliminates more than 50% of the high-cost componentry of existing state-of art ultrafast fibre lasers.
The existing low-end solution of longer-pulse (Q-switched) lasers delivers lower precision in manufacturing. Establishing a cost-reduced ultrafast fibre laser technology will drive technology up-take for improved manufacturing in new areas. NANOLASE will address this by developing a novel ultrafast fibre laser oscillator and high power amplifier system which eliminates more than 50% of the high-cost componentry of existing state-of art ultrafast fibre lasers.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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NKT PHOTONICS LTD | £292,628 | £ 175,577 |
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Participant |
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UNIVERSITY OF BATH | £117,902 | £ 117,902 |
INNOVATE UK |
People |
ORCID iD |
Elisabeth Robinson (Project Manager) |