Projects
FemtoFac: Femtosecond pulse laser Facility for micro & nanoscale research. KU Leuven
This project is about acquiring a state-of-the-art femtosecond pulse laser micromachining platform and developing research activities using this novel micro and nano fabrication tool. With its ultrashort pulse width and extremely high peak intensity, a femtosecond laser can produce high quality small features with micrometer resolution as well as nano-features. Furthermore, it can do so with very limited thermal damage and material ...
Femtosecond pulsed laser micromachining for engineering, materials, and catalysis research. University of Antwerp
In-situ process monitoring and control of femtosecond laser machining KU Leuven
The aim is to develop process monitoring and control solutions for microscale features fabricated on metal surfaces by femtosecond laser machining. Monitoring and sensing will be conducted during the laser machining process using optics-based visualization, a displacement sensor, and acoustic emission technology. In addition, machine learning methods will be used to analyse the relation between process parameters and intended geometrical ...
Inscription of 3D directional couplers with a femtosecond pulse duration laser and spatial light modulator: towards all-multi-core fiber photonics Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Advancements in Femtosecond Laser-Based Transparent Polymer Bonding KU Leuven
This specific Ph.D. research will focus on developing a precise, high-tech, cost-effective and mass-productionable procedure to seal polymer microfluid components based on laser processing. Specifically, an innovative micromachining approach based on the femtosecond (fs) laser-welding technique will be developed to seal the structure with high accuracy. The fundamentals of fs laser interaction with various transparent polymers will be ...
Femtosecond laser processing for micro- and nanopatterning of metal halide perovskite thin films for enhanced light management in solar cells KU Leuven
Photovoltaic technology stands as a beacon in the challenge to reduce CO2 emissions by maximizing the use of solar energy. Over the past
decade, perovskite materials have emerged as game-changers, offering a powerful combination of affordability and high efficiency. In
addition, their remarkable properties make them prime candidates for solar cell applications and are called to revolutionize photovoltaic
technology. However, ...
Sabbatical Hideaki Mizuno: Serial femtosecond crystallography to reveal structural dynamics of proteins KU Leuven
The aim of the sabbatical is to master the cutting-edge technology of time resolved X-ray crystallography (TR-SFX) with X-ray free electron laser (XFEL). XFEL is the next generation X-ray technology that generates extremely short (10 fs), strong, and coherent pulses. Thanks to these properties, XFEL is a breakthrough in structural biology, especially exploring structural dynamics of proteins in fs to ps time resolution. TR-SFX requires ...
Sabbatical Hideaki Mizuno: Serial femtosecond crystallography to reveal structural dynamics of proteins KU Leuven
The aim of the sabbatical is to master the cutting-edge technology of time resolved X-ray crystallography (TR-SFX) with X-ray free electron laser (XFEL). XFEL is the next generation X-ray technology that generates extremely short (10 fs), strong, and coherent pulses. Thanks to these properties, XFEL is a breakthrough in structural biology, especially exploring structural dynamics of proteins in fs to ps time resolution. TR-SFX requires ...
Tracking femtosecond laser induced interactions in materials via real-time Ion Beam Analysis KU Leuven
The response of heteromaterials (e.g. bilayers, embedded nanoparticles in a matrix, or metal/semiconductor junctions) to thermal activation has been the subject of scientific research for a long time. Typical approaches to supply thermal energy include classical annealing (close to thermal equilibrium) and laser annealing (with extremely fast heating and quenching rates, hence out of equilibrium). The latter technique often results in ...