The staff of the TSU Faculty of Innovative Technologies with colleagues from the Pulslight Ltd company (Bulgaria) have invented multi-wavelength laser MLM-01, working on metal vapor of copper, strontium, calcium, and barium. The new system can be used in different areas, for example, to provide reliable navigation of planes and ships in low visibility conditions.
- Functional characteristics of the laser are determined by its active medium. It affects the range of wavelengths at which the installation can work, - says Aleksey Shumeyko, one of the main developers, head of Educational Laboratory of Laser Systems at the Faculty of Innovative Technologies. - For example, the use of copper bromide provides radiation in the yellow-green region of the spectrum. It can be used in laser microscopes and in the luminance amplifier, and also for the treatment of skin disorders in dermatology.
If we take calcium as the active medium, the installation will operate at a frequency of 5 microns – it is the average area of the IR spectrum of the radiation. Such laser can be used to break the bonds of complex organic molecules and to create genetic modifications in biology and medicine.
In addition, the development of TSU scientists can be applied in many other areas, in particular for navigating airplanes and ships in low visibility conditions.
- The laser, which uses a barium as the working medium, radiate 1.5-3 microns in the invisible range, - explains the Aleksey Shumeyko. - Such radiation is easily visible recording systems, but the beam does not blind pilots.
A multiwavelength laser MLM-01, along with Sr-05 - other development of the Faculty of Innovative Technologies, the world's only laser system for cutting brittle materials, such as silicate glass, were recently presented at the 72nd International Technical Fair International Technical Fair 2016 Plovdiv. Both inventions were awarded gold medals of one of Europe's largest exhibition events.