Miniaturised integrated visible laser sources for displays, augmented reality, sensing and communications - MiniRGB

该项目旨在开发可在未来激光显示器、增强现实硬件、光通信和医疗设备中发挥重要作用的红色、绿色、蓝色（RGB）激光源。miniRGB光源将采用三种创新技术，包括波导写入和透镜形成两种先进的激光制造技术。使用超短脉冲激光，可以将3D波导写入玻璃中，以创建具有极大设计自由度的光学电路。该透镜形成方法使用激光在玻璃表面上微加工透镜结构，其中复杂的透镜轮廓是可能的。第三个创新是紧凑型激光阵列封装，它将使耦合光源比现有技术小50倍以上。项目团队包括项目负责人、光学元件集成和封装公司Optocap、专注于直接激光透镜成型的中小企业PowerPhotonic和超快激光雕刻公司Optoscribe。第四个合作伙伴，研究和技术组织弗劳恩霍夫英国，将开发波导写入过程，并建立项目演示。该项目将包括一个工业参与工作包，以寻找目标市场的驱动因素和利益相关者，以及一个商业化工作包，以加快项目后技术的市场化。

This project seeks to develop miniaturised red,green, blue (RGB) laser sources that will play a significant role in future laser displays, augmented reality hardware, optical communications and medical equipment. The miniRGB source will exploit three innovative technologies including two advanced laser manufacturing techniques of waveguide writing and lens formation. Using an ultrashort pulsed laser, 3D waveguides can be written into glass to create optical circuits with great design freedom. The lens formation method uses lasers to micro-machine lens structures onto glass surfaces with complex lens profiles being possible. A third innovation of compact laser array packaging will be used to allow coupled sources more than 50 times smaller than the current state of the art. The project team includes project lead, Optocap, an optical component integration and packaging company; PowerPhotonic an SME specialising in direct laser lens formation and Optoscribe, an ultrafast laser inscription company. The fourth partner, research and technology organisation Fraunhofer UK, will develop the waveguide writing process and build the project demonstrator. The project will feature an industrial engagement work package to find the drivers and stakeholders in the target markets and a commercialisation work package to accelerate the technology to market after the project.