HiLASE centre, Institute of Physics
HiLASE centre, Institute of Physics

Overview

HILASE Centre is a semi-autonomous department of the Institute of Physics. The mission of HiLASE is to form a “Center of Excellence”, acting as a bridge between the academic world and industry, enabling new laser applications, technologies, and targeted development of diode pumped solid state laser systems (DPSSLs) with high average power and breakthrough potential. The HiLASE project was launched in 2011 and has already achieved leadership in the field of high pulse energy and high average power DPSSLs in IR, UV and D-UV. Selected areas for our laser applications are: materials processing, surface modifications and functionalization, laser improved mechanical engineering and modifications, semiconductors, biomedical and optics. HiLASE currently has more than 60 full-time employees and a truly international team of researchers. The overall annual budget is about 8 mil. USD, with rapidly increasing level of cooperation with industry and research institutions worldwide.
Fundamental wavelength of our laser system 1030 nm:

PERLA B-50, thin-disk picosecond laser <2 ps, 500W (@1030 nm), 1 kHz / 10 kHz repetion rate, pulse energy 50 mJ, M2 = 1.4
PERLA C-500, thin-disk picosecond laser <2 ps, 500W (@1030 nm), 100 kHz repetion rate, pulse energy 5 mJ, M2 = 1.4
PERLA C-800, thin-disk picosecond laser <2 ps, 800W (@1030 nm), 1 MHz repetion rate, pulse energy 0.8 mJ, M2 = 1.4
10 J @ 10Hz, nanosecond laser 2 - 10 ns 
100J @ 10Hz, nanosecond laser 2 - 10 ns
LIDT chamber ps / ns
LSP station

Harmonic conversion (picosecond systems):

low energy 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
high energy 2nd, 3rd
OPA mid-IR

. Services are provides in following categories: 

Contractual research and research services
Collaborative research
Access to laboratories

Basic topics are:

Process development
Technology validation
Laser beam time renting
Feasibility study & proof of concept
Prototyping of laser systems & components

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