Short-term R&D projects

To expand the range of instruments, methods, and digital solutions available to users, a number of time-limited joint developments will be supported by Lasers4EU, among which of particular relevance are those aiming at improving the user-friendliness of the tools offered to users or at adding new capabilities to the Lasers4EU portfolio.

In the first case, the projects may target the development of
(i) simplified data acquisition interfaces,
(ii) procedures to more accurately characterize the experimental conditions, in order to improve data replicability, reproducibility, and reusability,
(iii) standardized diagnostics or detectors,
(iv) common calibration tools, or
(v) automated acquisition systems, for automatic production of FAIR-compatible data or facilitation of remote access.

In the second case, they could aim at developing
(i) a nonlinear optical device (e.g. an optical parametric amplifier) capable of generating a laser wavelength not previously available,
(ii) a closed-loop laser beam stabilization subsystem, to be implemented in various facilities,
(iii) shareable ultra-short-pulse laser diagnostic tools – for e.g. pulse contrast or carrier envelope phase – not yet commercially available, or
(iv) any portable device (for instance for post-pulse compression) to be used for joint experiments.

The duration of the projects is expected to be no longer than 2 years. As soon as a project is completed, the new opportunities offered to the users will be published on the Lasers4EU webpage.