The project „Ultrastable pulsed lasers covering the spectral range from near to far infrared” is realized at the Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. The project is co-funded by the European Funds for Smart Economy 2021-2027 (Priority 2) within the FIRST TEAM FENG programme with The Foundation for Polish Science serving as an Intermediary Institution.

As part of the project, a research team will be established under the leadership of the Principal Investigator, Dr. Maciej Kowalczyk. The team will focus on the development of pulsed laser radiation sources. These sources will simultaneously emit across an extremely broad spectral range: from the near-infrared (wavelength ~1 µm), through the mid-infrared (~15 µm), up to the far-infrared (<300 µm). To achieve this, pulsed chromium lasers and nonlinear spectral conversion processes will be utilized. The work will also enable improvements in the energy efficiency and stability of such sources.

The outcome of the project will be a pulsed laser source covering the entire spectrum from near to far infrared (1–300 µm), featuring record-breaking efficiency and the highest amplitude stability in the world. Such ultra-broadband lasers do not currently exist, and due to their versatility, they have the potential to become key components in the future development of advanced photonics applications. The project results will thus unlock previously inaccessible technological potential, enabling groundbreaking research and development, carried out in collaboration with both a domestic industrial partner and an international scientific partner. The industrial partner will be the Polish company VIGO Photonics, a global leader in semiconductor technologies for the mid-infrared range. VIGO will utilize our laser sources for the characterization of prototype detectors and integrated photonic systems. The scientific collaboration will be conducted with the group of Prof. Ferenc Krausz, Nobel Prize laureate in 2023, from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Together, we will apply our developed lasers to spectroscopic studies of human blood samples. These studies will enable earlier cancer diagnostics and non-invasive health monitoring of patients.

The team currently includes: Maciej Kowalczyk, Michał Pietrzak and Jakub Jaworski.

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