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H2020Doctoral network2016–2020

SUPUVIR · SUPercontinuum broadband light sources covering UV to IR applications

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-10-01 → 2020-09-30
EU contribution
€4,017,699
Participants
22
Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN

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Results in brief

SUPercontinuum broadband light sources covering UV to IR applications

The laser offers coherent radiation, which is millions of times brighter than sunlight and can be focused to a tiny spot. It has an immense range of applications spanning basic science over industrial applications to everyday consumer products. A standing challenge has been to use nonlinear processes to convert laser light to new wavelengths as lasers only operate efficiently at distinct wavelengths. Supercontinuum (SC) generation offers an elegant solution to this, as it massively broadens the laser spectrum. In its simplest case a powerful narrowband laser is sent into a short piece of fibre to generate a rainbow of colours at the output, pertaining the brightness and spatial coherence of the laser. This allows access to both new wavelengths and new applications exploiting coherent broadband laser radiation that not available with conventional laser technology. The scientific challenge addressed in the project SUPUVIR is to overcome current shortcomings of SC sources in terms of wavelength coverage, noise, power density and robustness to offer a truly unique and disruptive technology for societal challenges, such as pollution and food quality monitoring, bio-imaging, and detection and monitoring of key diseases, such as cancer and glaucoma

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

SUPercontinuum broadband light sources covering UV to IR applications (SUPUVIR) will combine the efforts of 6 academic and 4 non-academic beneficiaries to train 15 ESRs for the growing industry within SC broadband light sources, giving them extensive knowledge in silica and soft-glass chemistry, preform design and fibre drawing, linear and nonlinear fibre and waveguide characterization, nonlinear fibre optics, SC modelling, SC system design, patent protection, and in-depth knowledge of a broad range of the main applications of SC high-power broadband light sources. The strong blend of academic and non-academic sectors in the consortium will give the ESRs a unique chance to develop a wide set of technical and transferrable skills, thus preparing them for long-time employment in the sector (academic or industry). Scientifically, SUPUVIR aims at solving current challenges preventing SC light sources from taking over key market shares or from being used for cutting-edge research . Specifically the objectives are to reduce noise and increase pulse energy of SC modules, as well as investigate SC generation in emerging wavelength regimes (UV and mid-IR) including fabrication of novel fibres and waveguides, and finally using SC sources for applications as to gain valuable knowledge of application requirements. This research and development will give improved SC sources and SC spectra enabling new science and applications for optical imaging, spectroscopy, sensing and control, e.g. optical coherence tomography, IR multimodal spectroscopy, confocal and fluorescence microscopy, photoacoustic imaging and food quality control.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · Kongens LyngbyCoordinatorDenmark
  • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · ParisFrance
  • Columbia University · New YorkUnited States
  • ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE · LausanneSwitzerland
  • FOSS ANALYTICAL AS · HillerødDenmark
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATION · WASHINGTON DCUnited States
  • GLOPHOTONICS · LimogesFrance
  • GOOCH & HOUSEGO (UK) LIMITED · ILMINSTERUnited Kingdom
  • HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS A/S · BIRKERODDenmark
  • KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET · KOBENHAVNDenmark
  • LEUKOS · LIMOGESFrance
  • PATENT OG VAREMAERKESTYRELSEN · TaastrupDenmark
  • RESEARCH CENTER FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING GMBH · LinzAustria
  • SIEC BADAWCZA LUKASIEWICZ - INSTYTUT MIKROELEKTRONIKI I FOTONIKI · WarszawaPoland
  • Selenoptics · BruzFrance
  • TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR · TampereFinland
  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN · WienAustria
  • THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE · CAMBRIDGEUnited Kingdom
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY · SydneyAustralia
  • UNIVERSITE DE RENNES I · RENNES CEDEXFrance
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster · MünsterGermany
  • VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY · EspooFinland

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union