POLLASNET POLish LASer NETwork Warsaw 18 02 2004

POLLASNET POLish LASer NETwork Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Contents - Aims - Founders - POLLASNET website - EULASNET - POLLASNET - examples of activity Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Aim The aim of POLLASNET is to support the exchange of knowledge and information about laser and optical technologies and to establish conditions for efficient cooperation between Polish researchers and manufactu-rers and their foreign partners. Participation in the network is free and voluntary. Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Aim A. Concentration of knowledge and know-how in the following directions: 1. Investigations and development of new technologies, design of laser and optical systems and sub-systems for the new products, processes, and services. 2. Investigations and development of materials treatment technology. 3. Laser technology for monitoring and control. 4. Laser technology for information, communication, biotechnology and medicine. 5. Laser safety. 6. Education and training. Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Aim B. Integration of domestic scientific society, initiation of new activities and determination of new directions of investigations 1. Organisation of workshops, courses, and seminars. 2. Transfer of knowledge and experience between scientific institutions and industry. 3. Support the network members in their efforts to obtain financial funds for future activity. 4. Cooperation and integration with European networks and programmes. Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Founders Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw – coordinator Institute of Conservation and Restoration of Artworks, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw University of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Institute of Fluid- Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdańsk Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw Institute of Applied Optics, Warsaw Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

European partners 1. Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Greece 2. Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Laboratory for Thin Film Technology, Germany 3. Department of Quantum Electronics and Laser Research Center, Physics Faculty of Vilnius University, Lithuania 4. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chem. Technol. , Slovenia 5. National and University Library of Slovenia 6. Centre for Technological Research Crete, Greece 7. S. C. OPTOELECTRONICA 2001 SA, Romania, 8. National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Romania 9. Universita' Degli Studi Dell' Insubria, Italy 10. Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V. , Germany Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Activity - POLLASNET website - date base of Polish institutions - our individual contacts - new projects - searching for partners - support in the preparation of projects - EULASNET - experts meetings - integration of data bases - workshops - conferences Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Website www. pollasnet. org. pl Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Site map Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Our team Marek STRZELEC – POLLASNET coordinator, coordination between POLLASNET, COST, EUREKA, 6 th Framework Programme, NATO Sf. P, international bilateral cooperation, contacts with European Networks (Belasnet, Lithlasnet, Optecnet), Zbigniew PATRON - Coordination of databases and domestic contacts of POLLASNET, coordination of cooperation with EULASNET, coordinator of WP 7 part of proposal of European Laser and Optical Platform ELOP (6 th FP) – „Support and Integration of Candidate Countries” Jan MARCZAK – COST G 7, Expert in laser and optical technologies Wojciech SKRZECZANOWSKI – COST G 8, 6 th Framework Programme, expert in laser and optical metrology Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

EULASNET Aim EUROPEAN LASER APPLICATIONS NETWORK E!2566 EUL SNET: Umbrella for Laser technologies Creation of a platform to stimulate research, development and technology transfer dealing with laser and optical technologies and their applications, e. g. in the processing industries, in order to initiate projects emphasizing market-driven cooperation between industry, research institutions and universities. EULASNET: www. bit. ac. at/eulasnet Date base: - partner search - running projects - news and events - . . . Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

21 EULASNET members EULASNET: Austria Belgium Croatia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Israel Italy Lithuania Poland POLLASNET Portugal Romania Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Ukraine United Kingdom Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004 Co-ordinator BIT - Austrian EUREKA Office Wiedner Hauptstraße 76 – 1040 Wien

European Growth Initiative Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission Press conference - Brussels, 11 November 2003 The overall level of investment from now to 2010 amounts to - some € 38 billion in key cross-border sections of the TEN transport network, - € 10 billion in key TEN energy projects and - around € 14 billion for projects linked to high-speed communications networks, R&D and innovation. Areas: “… mobile communications and technologies; the Géant research network; the hydrogen economy; nanoelectronics; next generation lasers; the global monitoring for the environment and security (GMES) satellite network; and the Kourou launch facility …” “These lasers will be crucial in areas like new materials, nanotechnologies, biotechnology and genomics” Next generation lasers - network of national laser facilities - 1. 25 billion euro Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

EULASNET ELOP – proposal 2003 ELOP -EULASNET European Laser & Optical Platform April 2003: Coordination Action within the 6 th Framework Program, 3 -rd Thematic Priority (Nanotechnology and Nanoscience. . . ) The proposal has been aimed to the improvement of the cooperation between research institutions, universities and industry, as well as endusers and to support the organisation and development of the European Laser and Optical Platform. - 15 countries (4 candidate countries, 8 members state, 2 western balkan countries, 1 associated country) 30 participants (3 from Poland) 9 workpackages (Poland is the leader of WP 7) July 2003: Unfortunately the Commission has decided that no financial support would be available for this proposal. Now: New proposal is prepared. . . Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

Projects EULASNET POLLASNET

Example Investigations of Laser Micro-machining in Water Stream La. Ma. Wa. M Laser radiation 2 water Advantages of laser machining in a water stream: Advantages l · No overheating · No oxidations · Good waste removal · Very limited structural defects dl · Focusing of laser beam is not necessary Disadvantages · Wetting of the machined material · Small force exerted by water jet on the machined material · Wear of the nozzle of water jet The idea of laser machining in water stream La. Ma. Wa. M Z. Drozd - Warsaw University of Technology drozd@mchtr. pw. edu. pl

Example of activity EUROPEAN PARTNER LZH - Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V. INWENTOR prof. Z. Drozd Warsaw University of Technology SME SOLARIS LASER Ltd. (laser producer) USER LAMINA Company (cutting of silicon wafer) POLLASNET EUREKA Project Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004

(our partner in EUREKA E!2542 RENOVA LASER is proposing through POLLASNET a new project) HYDROXIAPATITE – LASER - COATING Dipl. -Ing. Gerrit Hohenhoff gh@lzh. de

Hydroxyapatite-Laser-Coating Focusing Optic Laser Beam HA-powder Cured layer of Hydroxyapatit 100 µm POLLASNET activity: Dipl. -Ing. Gerrit Hohenhoff gh@lzh. de - five new partners for the consortium (three from Poland, Romania, Portugal)

LASER MICROTECHNOLOGIES Division of Materials Science and Electrotechnology Technical University of Lodz, 90 -924 Lodz Poland Presented by POLLASNET during the common meeting of COST and EULASNET Lisbon, November 2003

LASER TECHNOLOGIES - MICROWELDING Wire bonding in some types of power devices (e. g. IGBT transistors) original method

Institute of Optoelectronics MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Interferometric Perimeter Fiber Optic Sensor Professor Ph. D. Mieczysław SZUSTAKOWSKI Ph. D. Wiesław CIURAPIŃSKI Ph. D. Marek ŻYCZKOWSKI Presented by POLLASNET during the common meeting of COST and EULASNET Lisbon, November 2003

Intruder detection along perimeter zone Protected area 30 km 10 km Where ? Who? 5 km

Thank you very much for your attention. Warsaw, 18. 02. 2004