Partner – KTH
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
The Royal Institute of Technology is the largest technical university
in Sweden which attracts approximately 30% of the Swedish research grants
in natural and technical sciences. KTH promotes competitive externally
financed research. Moreover, the Institute is proactive in the field of
technology and knowledge transfer between the academia and industry. The
group that will be involved in the DT-CRYS project belongs to the Department
of Laser Physics and Quantum Optics (head: Prof. Stig Stenholm) and consists
of 2 senior researchers and 8 PhD students. The research is funded by
the grants from private and mixed sources. The group is also a part of
a Joint Laboratory of Nonlinear Optics being established through the private
donations. The research activities of the group have been recognised in
2003 by the national Göran Gustaffson prize awarded by the Swedish
Academy of Sciences. The research conducted by the group covers topics
in the fields of Nonlinear Optics, laser physics and material research
specifically focussed on nonlinear optical and Raman-active materials.
In the field of laser research the group has been investigating different
laser materials for efficient DPSSLs on quasi-three level transitions,
which were exploited for the generation of different wavelength in the
UV and blue-green parts of the spectrum by employing sum-frequency mixing
processes. Besides, extensive cooperative research has been carried out
in diode-pumped Yb-Er co-doped glass microchip lasers generating in the
eye-safe spectral region, which resulted in design of novel glass compositions
with greatly increased capabilities for handling thermal loads and showed
high efficiency laser operation. Moreover, the research group maintains
extensive collaborative ties with industrial partners. For instance, Coboldt
AB one of the few start-up companies in the laser field in Sweden relied
extensively on this type of collaboration and knowledge transfer.
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