(TiSaTD) Ultrafast High-Average Power Ti:Sapphire Thin-Disk Oscillators and Amplifiers is a joint research programme. The main objective of the project was to demonstrate the feasibility of industrial high-average power ultrafast Ti:sapphire (Ti:Sa) lasers and their excellent qualification for demanding high-productivity precision laser material processing applications.
Within the project, two ultrafast Ti:Sa TD laser systems, one with chirped pulse amplification (CPA) to obtain high-energy pulses and the other without CPA for high repetition rates, both with a maximum average output power of at least 200 W at a pulse duration of well below 100 fs.
December 2013 - Project launch
November 2016 - Project close
January 2015 - Project update: First Annual Project Newsletter Published (Deliverable_D7.9_-_TiSa_TD_Newsletter.pdf)
Project newsletter: https://www.tisa-td.eu/public/TiSa_TD_Deliverable_D7.10_Second_Newsletter.pdf (opens in new window)
Further project information can be found on the TiSa TD Project Website http://www.tisa-td.eu/public/index.html (opens in new window)
Final Project Video viewable on YouTube (opens in new window)
Project UltraWELD will develop photonic based processes for highly dissimilar material joining in manufacturing of complex electro optics devices for defence/aerospace applications and OLED lighting. Developing new ultrafast laser processes for dissimilar material joining (microwelding) and design and build of a flexible custom laser prototype machine to demonstrate such laser microwelding.