Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01158, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Major, Arkady (University of Manitoba)|Major, Arkady (Université du Manitoba), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Manitoba, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This Engage project will pave the way for the development of an efficient portable source of Terahertz (THz)_x000D_
radiation pulses based on a photonic crystal fiber. Such sources of THz radiation are the key components in the_x000D_
industrial and scientific equipment that is manufactured by the TeTechS company in Ontario. Unfortunately,_x000D_
current method of generation of THz radiation employed at TeTechS uses expensive and fairly complex lasers_x000D_
operating at 800 nm. The proposed research in this Engage project will allow a laser engineering group headed_x000D_
by Prof Major at the University of Manitoba in close collaboration with TeTechS to address this problem. This_x000D_
will be done by developing sources of THz radiation based on simple and efficient lasers operating at 1000 nm._x000D_
The short term effort will be directed towards three main objectives: 1) the development of a compact pulsed_x000D_
laser source at 1000 nm that will enable efficient conversion of its radiation into the 800 nm range; 2) the_x000D_
investigation of the the optimum conditions for wavelength conversion of the laser radiation into the 800 nm_x000D_
range using a specialized photonic crystal fiber; 3) development of a THz measurement setup, followed by the_x000D_
complete characterization of the generated THz radiation using the developed laser at 800 nm. It is anticipated_x000D_
that the proposed research will prepare the ground for a new generation of compact and efficient THz sources._x000D_
The simplicity of the proposed concept will provide a user friendly and compact source of pulsed 800 nm_x000D_
radiation capable of delivering broadband THz pulses. The main element of the source, consisting of a special_x000D_
photonic crystal fiber, may lead to excellent and reliable characteristics that are a prerequisite for successful_x000D_
commercialization, even in the short time span of this project. Finally, the new knowledge generated from this_x000D_
project and the training of highly qualified personnel associated with the different stages of this work will_x000D_
certainly contribute to the Canadian impact on the THz market in general, thus enhancing Canada's global_x000D_
competitiveness in high-tech sector., program purpose french : This Engage project will pave the way for the development of an efficient portable source of Terahertz (THz)_x000D_
radiation pulses based on a photonic crystal fiber. Such sources of THz radiation are the key components in the_x000D_
industrial and scientific equipment that is manufactured by the TeTechS company in Ontario. Unfortunately,_x000D_
current method of generation of THz radiation employed at TeTechS uses expensive and fairly complex lasers_x000D_
operating at 800 nm. The proposed research in this Engage project will allow a laser engineering group headed_x000D_
by Prof Major at the University of Manitoba in close collaboration with TeTechS to address this problem. This_x000D_
will be done by developing sources of THz radiation based on simple and efficient lasers operating at 1000 nm._x000D_
The short term effort will be directed towards three main objectives: 1) the development of a compact pulsed_x000D_
laser source at 1000 nm that will enable efficient conversion of its radiation into the 800 nm range; 2) the_x000D_
investigation of the the optimum conditions for wavelength conversion of the laser radiation into the 800 nm_x000D_
range using a specialized photonic crystal fiber; 3) development of a THz measurement setup, followed by the_x000D_
complete characterization of the generated THz radiation using the developed laser at 800 nm. It is anticipated_x000D_
that the proposed research will prepare the ground for a new generation of compact and efficient THz sources._x000D_
The simplicity of the proposed concept will provide a user friendly and compact source of pulsed 800 nm_x000D_
radiation capable of delivering broadband THz pulses. The main element of the source, consisting of a special_x000D_
photonic crystal fiber, may lead to excellent and reliable characteristics that are a prerequisite for successful_x000D_
commercialization, even in the short time span of this project. Finally, the new knowledge generated from this_x000D_
project and the training of highly qualified personnel associated with the different stages of this work will_x000D_
certainly contribute to the Canadian impact on the THz market in general, thus enhancing Canada's global_x000D_
competitiveness in high-tech sector., agreement title english : Fiber-based frequency conversion of near-infrared lasers for efficient generation of terahertz (THz) radiation, agreement title french : Fiber-based frequency conversion of near-infrared lasers for efficient generation of terahertz (THz) radiation, 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