Research Equipment for Photonics Applications in the Mid-Infrared Wavelength Range of 1850-4500 nm

这项拨款申请的目标是购买中红外波长范围内光子研究专用的设备。该设备将支持研究工作，以制造1850-4500 nm波长范围内所需的创新器件。这些成分在生物应用中有很高的需求，例如分子特征的识别（例如血液、唾液、皮肤、呼吸中含有超过500种健康状态指标）及其浓度测量，以及工业应用（例如肉类质量检查、燃烧过程优化、气体和液体废物监测）和环境监测。这些设备是稀缺资源，因为它们的部署才刚刚开始。

This grant application targets the acquisition of equipment specific for photonic research in the mid-infrared range of wavelengths. This equipment will support research efforts towards the fabrication of innovative devices required in the range of wavelength of 1850-4500 nm. Such components are in high demand for biological applications such as the identification of molecular signatures (e.g. in blood, saliva, skin, breath that hold more than 500 health status indicators) and their concentration measurement, as well as industrial applications (e.g. inspection of meat quality, optimization of burning processes, monitoring of gaseous and liquid wastes) and monitoring of the environment. Such devices are scarce resource as their deployment is only at its beginning.