SurLas: Surface functionalization using innovative and cost-effective picosecond fibre Laser sources - SurLas

Project summary

The “SurLas” project will research cost-efficient, industrially viable cutting-edge fibre laser technologies for structuring thin-film photovoltaic systems and functionalizing metallic surfaces for large-scale automotive end-use. The project involves applied research by a group of five European partners (from Germany, UK, and Denmark) each a leader in their respective field, working in strong collaboration within the technical fields defined for the Interfaces, Surfaces and Coatings Programme of the M-era.Net Transnational Call 2013. The project is driven by end-user requirements (LPKF SolarQuipment and MAN Diesel & Turbo) which will demand innovation in new cost-effective and robust ps laser sources for improved surface processing tools. SPI Lasers will undertake industrial research to deliver laser source functional models in conjunction with the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, taking advantage of new glass technologies being researched together with Heraeus Quarzglas.