Quantel Laser and OSA Foundation announced Dr. Harald Schwefel of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand as the winner of the inaugural “Bright Ideas Competition”. Dr. Schwefel received a $30,000 grant toward the laser proposed in his application as well as a suitable Gentec EO energy meter to ensure accuracy in measurement and logging of his results.
In his winning presentation, Dr. Schwefel proposed the use of Quantel’s high power, single frequency Eylsa™ fiber laser to generate photon triplets for quantum optics and secure communications.
More information: http://www.otago.ac.nz/otagobulletin/people/otago653569.html
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