[Physstaff] Reminder: Colloquium Wed 30/11/2016 "Laser source development at the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics" Loyd McKnight (Fraunhofer CAP)

[Daniel Oi]

A reminder of today's colloquium which will be the final one of the semester.

On 24 Nov 2016 20:53, Daniel Oi <daniel.oi at strath.ac.uk> wrote:

There has been a change of speaker for next week’s John Anderson Colloquium. Coffee/tea will be served afterwards as usual.



Title: Laser source development at the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics

Speaker: Dr Loyd McKnight (Fraunhofer CAP, Glasgow)

Venue: John Anderson JA3.14

Time/Date: 3pm Wednesday 30th November 2016



Abract:

The Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP), based in Strathclyde University’s Technology and Innovation Centre, is a leading applied research and technology organisation in the field of laser source development and laser-based applications. Fraunhofer CAP provide professional R&D services to industry, increasing the technology readiness to allow for commercialisation and uptake of new technology by industry.



This talk will present an overview of the organisation and the laser source development activities that are ongoing. These sources and systems have been developed with industry partners to target specific applications and market sectors. A few projects will be discussed in detail including the technical challenges involved in the development of compact laser sources for biological imaging, Doppler lidar, remote explosive detection and quantum technologies.