Company News
2007
26.09.2007 : Fianium fibre lasers improve spectral range of flow-cytometers
Southampton, United Kingdom (September 26, 2007) The first application of optical supercontinuum lasers in flow-cytometry was reported in a recent Nature publication by researchers at National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the US National Institute of Health. The experiments were conducted using Fianium's SC450 white light source based on an ultrafast high power fibre laser integrated with photonic crystal fibre.
“ Even the most modern cytometers typically provide for not more than four laser wavelengths, ”
commented Dr. William Telford, research scientist at NCI.
“ This is largely due to limited selection of wavelengths available with existing laser technology. Supercontinuum white light lasers provide wavelengths that are difficult to produce using traditional technologies, allowing virtually any fluorophore to be analyzed by flow-cytometry. ”
“ Fibre laser optical supercontinuum systems, introduced by Fianium in 2005, have generated a lot of interest in the research community, ”
said Dr. Anatoly Grudinin, CEO of Fianium.
“ Our customers are still exploring potential applications of these systems. SC450 laser used for flow-cytometery experiments at NCI generated 4W of power distributed across 450-2500 nm range, offering sufficient spectral power density to compete with single-wavelength lasers. Our latest models of supercontinuum lasers offer powers up to 8W, covering spectral range 390-2600 nm. ”
About Fianium
Fianium is a world leading manufacturer of ultrafast fibre lasers, providing a product portfolio of unrivalled diversity. Fianium has its world headquarters and manufacturing facility in Southampton in the UK and sales offices in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the US.
For more information, visit www.fianium.com or contact :
Vladimir Kozlov (US) at 541-343-6767 or vlad.kozlov@fianium.com
John Clowes (Europe) at 44-2380-458776 or john.clowes@fianium.com
Luksun Li (Hong Kong) at 852 9229-1997 or asia@fianium.com
07.05.2007 : Fianium opens a subsidiary in Asia
Southampton, United Kingdom (May 7, 2007) Fianium Ltd. announced opening of a subsidiary Fianium-Asia based in Hong Kong. The subsidiary will support sales and marketing of high power ultrafast laser systems in China, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. Fianium-Asia will also have an application laboratory equipped with ultrafast fibre lasers designed for material processing, metrology and bio-medical applications.
Dr. Luksun Li has joined Fianium's management team as a Managing Director of Fianium-Asia. Dr. Li has more than 23 years of experience in the optoelectronics industry. Dr. Li has previously held senior positions in various organisations and prior to his move to Hong Kong, was a Vice President of Furukawa Europe.
“ This expansion of our operaions is a recognition of the rapidly growing optoelectronics industry in Asia, ”
commented Dr. Anatoly Grudinin CEO of Fianium,
“ Stimulated by government investments into laser technologies in China and well developed high-tech sectors in South Korea and Taiwan, the Asian laser market is well positioned for growth. We are very pleased to have Dr. Luksun Li joining our team and we are looking forward to establishing long term relationships with industrial and research communities in Asia. ”
About Fianium
Fianium is a world leading manufacturer of ultrafast fibre lasers, providing a product portfolio of unrivalled diversity. Fianium has its world headquarters and manufacturing facility in Southampton in the UK and sales operations in the US, Japan and China.
For more information, visit www.fianium.com or contact :
Luksun Li (Hong Kong) at 852 9229-1997 or asia@fianium.com
Vladimir Kozlov (US) at 541-343-6767 or vlad.kozlov@fianium.com
John Clowes (Europe) at 44-2380-458776 or john.clowes@fianium.com
2006
01.09.2006 : Fianium leads consortium to receive £1.4M award from Department of Trade and Industry on development of next generation fibre lasers.
Southampton, United Kingdom (September 1, 2006): A consortium led by Fianium Ltd, a world leader in ultrafast fibre lasers, has received £1.4M ( $2.7M ) award from the UK Department of Trade and Industry to develop next generation fibre lasers for industrial and imaging applications.
The DTI funded project ULTRAFAST is a collaborative project involving Fianium Ltd as lead partner, Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre, University of Liverpool as a partner responsible for materials processing characterisation, and the Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials (CPPM) of the University of Bath who are developing novel fibre geometries for incorporation into Fianium's products.
LLLC will take delivery of a new picosecond fibre laser system from Fianium in January 2007 for materials processing characterisation trials as part of the ULTRAFAST project. The laser is a member of the FemtoPower series operating at a wavelength of 1064nm with a maximum pulse energy of 4μJ. The laser has a built-in pulse-picker which allows an end-user to step-wise change the laser repetition rate from 20 MHz to <1 MHz.
CPPM will develop new types of photonic crystal fibres tailored for use within ultrafast fibre lasers to enable the delivery of femtosecond pulses with high peak powers.
Dr John Clowes, Vice President of Research and Development at Fianium and project coordinator, is pleased with the potential outputs of the project:
“ This award is a clear recognition of our achievements at the forefront of fibre laser technology. The collaboration with Lairdside and Bath University will be a great benefit in developing revolutionary new fibre lasers for materials processing and imaging applications. ”
Dr Martin Sharp, manager of the Lairdside centre is encouraged by the success of ULTRAFAST
“ I believe that it is important for Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre to foster a close relationship with laser companies such as Fianium, bringing our expertise in laser material processing to these projects and helping the company to exploit the laser source to its full extent. ”
Dr. William Wadsworth, who leads the CPPM team, commented
“ The ULTAFAST project gives us access to state of the art fibre lasers and allows us to carry out investigations in photonic materials using high energy and linearly polarised clean ultrashort optical pulses from a compact and user friendly fibre laser source. This will undoubtedly lead us to discovering exciting effects in photonic crystal fibres. ”
About Fianium
Fianium is a world leading manufacturer of ultrafast fibre lasers, providing a product portfolio of unrivalled diversity. Fianium has its world headquarters and manufacturing facility in Southampton in the UK and sales operations in the US, Japan and China.
For more information, visit www.fianium.com or contact :
John Clowes (Europe) at 44-2380-458776 or john.clowes@fianium.com