Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00313, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Chen, Lawrence (McGill University)|Chen, Lawrence (Université McGill), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : Fiber lasers have become the fastest-growing laser type for the last few years due to their distinctive features_x000D_
such as durability, reduced on-going maintenance, power efficiency, and low cost. They have important_x000D_
applications in numerous fields from communications, instrumentation, sensing, and medical surgery; in 2017,_x000D_
the total fiber laser revenue worldwide is projected to be $1.41 billion. While the fiber laser market initially_x000D_
focused on the 1550 nm wavelength range, there are increasing opportunities for fiber lasers in the UV, visible,_x000D_
and mid-IR wavelength ranges. Such wavelengths can be obtained using all-fiber Raman lasers and nonlinear_x000D_
frequency generation. This research represents a strategic collaboration between McGill University and O/E_x000D_
Land Inc. that is directed at the key challenge of developing low-cost, high-power, widely tunable Raman fiber_x000D_
lasers at 1650 nm as well as their nonlinear frequency conversion to obtain radiation at 800 - 850 nm as well as_x000D_
400 - 425 nm. Fiber lasers at 1650 nm are of great importance chemical sensing, LIDAR, and free-space_x000D_
communications, yet are not readily available from conventional doped-fiber; sources at 800 - 850 nm and 400_x000D_
- 425 nm are used in biophotonics, photonic quantum information, time-resolved spectroscopy, and_x000D_
fluorescence microscopy, amongst others. A successful project outcome will allow O/E Land to develop these_x000D_
new laser products and address a gap in what is commercially available, add to their technology portfolio, and_x000D_
give them a competitive advantage in meeting their clients' needs. Training of HQP will provide them with_x000D_
opportunities to solve complex problems, perform critical analysis, and develop specific technical skills that_x000D_
are highly valuable to the broad Canadian Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector_x000D_
employers including optical component and instrumentation suppliers such as MPB Communications_x000D_
(Montreal, QC), EXFO (Quebec City, QC), OZ Optics (Ottawa, ON), and Lumentum (Ottawa, ON)., program purpose french : Fiber lasers have become the fastest-growing laser type for the last few years due to their distinctive features_x000D_
such as durability, reduced on-going maintenance, power efficiency, and low cost. They have important_x000D_
applications in numerous fields from communications, instrumentation, sensing, and medical surgery; in 2017,_x000D_
the total fiber laser revenue worldwide is projected to be $1.41 billion. While the fiber laser market initially_x000D_
focused on the 1550 nm wavelength range, there are increasing opportunities for fiber lasers in the UV, visible,_x000D_
and mid-IR wavelength ranges. Such wavelengths can be obtained using all-fiber Raman lasers and nonlinear_x000D_
frequency generation. This research represents a strategic collaboration between McGill University and O/E_x000D_
Land Inc. that is directed at the key challenge of developing low-cost, high-power, widely tunable Raman fiber_x000D_
lasers at 1650 nm as well as their nonlinear frequency conversion to obtain radiation at 800 - 850 nm as well as_x000D_
400 - 425 nm. Fiber lasers at 1650 nm are of great importance chemical sensing, LIDAR, and free-space_x000D_
communications, yet are not readily available from conventional doped-fiber; sources at 800 - 850 nm and 400_x000D_
- 425 nm are used in biophotonics, photonic quantum information, time-resolved spectroscopy, and_x000D_
fluorescence microscopy, amongst others. A successful project outcome will allow O/E Land to develop these_x000D_
new laser products and address a gap in what is commercially available, add to their technology portfolio, and_x000D_
give them a competitive advantage in meeting their clients' needs. Training of HQP will provide them with_x000D_
opportunities to solve complex problems, perform critical analysis, and develop specific technical skills that_x000D_
are highly valuable to the broad Canadian Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector_x000D_
employers including optical component and instrumentation suppliers such as MPB Communications_x000D_
(Montreal, QC), EXFO (Quebec City, QC), OZ Optics (Ottawa, ON), and Lumentum (Ottawa, ON)., agreement title english : Fiber raman lasers and nonlinear frequency generation, agreement title french : Fiber raman lasers and nonlinear frequency generation, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 100000.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, 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 2019-2020)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2019-2020)., 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