Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00166, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Bernier, Martin (Université Laval), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Laser surgery represents a huge and profitable market growing at a rapid rate. Many lasers are now commonly_x000D_
used for various medical procedures namely in general surgery, ophthalmology and aesthetics. To meet the_x000D_
requirements of eye surgery, Light-Matter Interaction Inc. has developed a laser system that produces_x000D_
high-energy picosecond pulses at a wavelength of 2.9 microns, near the absolute maximum absorption of_x000D_
water. This laser system has demonstrated its efficiency in meeting the most demanding applications in_x000D_
ophthalmologic laser procedures. However, the laser system developed is based on an inefficient solid-state_x000D_
architecture, which results in a quite low overall efficiency that requires water-cooling to operate at the targeted_x000D_
energy level for the eye surgery application. The goal of the current proposal is therefore to develop a_x000D_
fiber-based amplifier system able to produce picosecond pulses near 2.9 microns with the targeted energy per_x000D_
pulse required to support demanding ophthalmologic laser procedures. The fiber-based system to be developed_x000D_
in collaboration with the COPL at Laval University will drastically change the company's current laser system_x000D_
architecture with significant gains in compactness and efficiency., program purpose french : Laser surgery represents a huge and profitable market growing at a rapid rate. Many lasers are now commonly_x000D_
used for various medical procedures namely in general surgery, ophthalmology and aesthetics. To meet the_x000D_
requirements of eye surgery, Light-Matter Interaction Inc. has developed a laser system that produces_x000D_
high-energy picosecond pulses at a wavelength of 2.9 microns, near the absolute maximum absorption of_x000D_
water. This laser system has demonstrated its efficiency in meeting the most demanding applications in_x000D_
ophthalmologic laser procedures. However, the laser system developed is based on an inefficient solid-state_x000D_
architecture, which results in a quite low overall efficiency that requires water-cooling to operate at the targeted_x000D_
energy level for the eye surgery application. The goal of the current proposal is therefore to develop a_x000D_
fiber-based amplifier system able to produce picosecond pulses near 2.9 microns with the targeted energy per_x000D_
pulse required to support demanding ophthalmologic laser procedures. The fiber-based system to be developed_x000D_
in collaboration with the COPL at Laval University will drastically change the company's current laser system_x000D_
architecture with significant gains in compactness and efficiency., agreement title english : Development of a high-energy picosecond fiber amplifier for biomedical applications, agreement title french : Development of a high-energy picosecond fiber amplifier for biomedical applications, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada