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Advanced Laser Laboratory

Advanced Laser Laboratory researcher attending a fibre laser experiment

Advanced Laser Laboratory is a joint TRUMPF Lasers UK (formerly SPI Lasers) and Optoelectronics Research Center (ORC) lab. The group is led by Dr C Codemard (TRUMPF) and Professor M N Zervas (ORC), embedded in the ORC, addressing fundamental fibre laser research issues.

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About

Advanced Laser Laboratory has a very broad range of interests and activities within the high-power fibre laser area and has close links with other research groups and laboratories within the ORC and industry. 

Our research is focused on the underlying laser physics to allow extended functionality and improved performance of pulsed and CW industrial fibre lasers. We develop disruptive fibre laser technologies for the next generation of high-power manufacturing tools.

Current research themes

  • Advanced concepts for scaling output power in fibre lasers and amplifiers 
  • Novel fibre architectures for scaling core area and brightness enhancement 
  • Novel fibre architecture for high-efficiency laser 
  • Novel fibre concepts for agile laser beam delivery and in-fibre beam shaping 
  • New concepts for pulsed fibre sources 
  • Novel fibres (active and passive) and material characterization 

People, projects, publications and PhDs

People

Professor Michalis Zervas PhD

Professor of Optical Communications
Connect with Michalis

Email: mnz@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3147

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Dr Natasha Vukovic

Senior Research Fellow
Connect with Natasha

Email: ntv@orc.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3195

Dr Nikita Toropov

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Pulsed fibre laser;
  • Semiconductor optical fibers;
  • Hollow core fibre.
Connect with Nikita

Email: N.A.Toropov@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4545

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Professor Michalis Zervas welcomes your enquiries.
mnz@soton.ac.uk