Fibre lasers: The next generation of sources & components

University of Southampton, Tuesday May 29th 2012

Fibre lasers have had huge impact in the market place in the last few years rapidly penetrating many areas of precision materials processing in modern manufacturing. The powers available from fibre sources continue to rise, with kW class lasers now common. Simultaneously the benefits of processing materials with high peak power short pulses are becoming increasingly evident. Neither high powers nor short, high energy, pulses are optical fibres natural friends, stretching components, systems and device physics. This seminar will review the latest UK developments in fibre laser sources and their components and progress toward higher powers, and shorter, higher energy, pulses. This will include near term developments and a glimpse into future prospects for Joule level fibre lasers. This will be combined with discussion of application drives in precision processing and the current and future strategy for developing laser processing in the UK that will leverage the latest fibre sources. The new High Value Manufacturing Catapult will discuss the potential for laser companies to engage with them to drive industrial exploitation. The significant potential for European funding in the materials processing area in the next 2 years will also be covered. Extended the capability of fibre lasers is key to maintaining their phenomenal growth rate, enabling many new applications, as well as displacement of traditional laser sources. This event is for business leaders, engineers and applications professionals looking to understand how far and how fast fibre lasers will develop. The University of Southampton Optoelectronics Research Centre have kindly agreed to host this meeting at the Mountbatten Building, Highfield Rd, Southampton SO17 1BJ. Parking for all delegates will be available in the Hampton Car Park.

Agenda (onsite badge pickup from 9:00am) 09:40 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 12:45 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 Welcome Short pulse laser processing, Andrew Kearsley Oxford Lasers Ultrafast fibre lasers, Anatoly Grudinin Fianium coffee Extending the power limit of fibre lasers, Steve Norman SPI Lasers Laser processing in the HVM Catapult, (Ken Young, MTC / HVM Catapult) UK strategy for laser materials processing, Mike Green AILU lunch Ultra high power fibre laser components, Andrew Robertson Gooch and Housego Manipulating high power fibre, Mike Osborne, Optek coffee High precision processing - short or ultrashort pulses? Duncan Hand, Heriot-Watt University
Routes to Joule level fibre lasers and beyond (ICAN), David Payne, University of Southampton

16:30 16:45

EU Support for laser processing development John Lincoln SEPNET/Harlin Ltd close and tours

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Registration
Advanced registration at www.regonline.co.uk/fibrelasesoton2012 is required. The cost to attend this meeting is 40+VAT for non-sepnet members (50 after 8 May)

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Mar 2012, issue 1.0