HALIDE - MegaWatt Pulsed Eyesafe Laser Technology to Disrupt and Expand Global Cleaning Markets
Lead Participant:
WOODROW SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
Abstract
The HALIDE project addresses the global challenge to achieve clean-growth by developing game-changing laser technology that will totally disrupt industrial laser-cleaning markets and enable use of laser-cleaning technology within publicly-accessible spaces.
Providing 10X power increases over commercial state-of-art, the project will develop novel optical fibres and MegaWatt, pulsed high-power lasers that will uniquely position UK manufacturing at the forefront of high-growth laser-cleaning markets.
The HALIDE project will demonstrate ability to deliver power and pulse energy performance at eye-safe laser wavelengths that are comparable to existing 1064nm (none-eye-safe) laser-cleaning tool sources.
The project will further demonstrate ability to achieve cost-parity for 15xxnm lasers with existing 1064nm systems but developing volume-manufacturing processes for Erbium-doped fibres.
The project partners will demonstrate this ability through building a compact, portable, eye-safe laser-cleaning tool technology demonstrator to potential customers and investors.
Providing 10X power increases over commercial state-of-art, the project will develop novel optical fibres and MegaWatt, pulsed high-power lasers that will uniquely position UK manufacturing at the forefront of high-growth laser-cleaning markets.
The HALIDE project will demonstrate ability to deliver power and pulse energy performance at eye-safe laser wavelengths that are comparable to existing 1064nm (none-eye-safe) laser-cleaning tool sources.
The project will further demonstrate ability to achieve cost-parity for 15xxnm lasers with existing 1064nm systems but developing volume-manufacturing processes for Erbium-doped fibres.
The project partners will demonstrate this ability through building a compact, portable, eye-safe laser-cleaning tool technology demonstrator to potential customers and investors.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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WOODROW SCIENTIFIC LIMITED | £312,230 | £ 218,561 |
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Participant |
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FIBERCORE LIMITED | £101,130 | £ 50,565 |
INNOVATE UK |
People |
ORCID iD |
John Clowes (Project Manager) |