FEMTOSHAPE Project: Advanced temporal shaping of ultrashort laser pulses for processing of bandgap materials.
About the project The interaction between dielectrics and semiconductors with ultrashort laser pulses is a highly complex process. Until now, methods such as combining multiple pulses with controlled delays allowed only rough shaping of the temporal pulse profile, and industry has lacked flexible solutions enabling full control over this process.
The FEMTOSHAPE project aims to develop a technology for the flexible shaping of ultrashort laser pulses, allowing full process control in the processing of dielectrics and semiconductors. This solution will overcome the limitations of current industrial systems, making it possible to tailor pulses to specific materials and applications, for example, for very efficient machining of semiconductors in microelectronics.
Target Groups The results of the project are primarily aimed at the manufacturing industry, especially the dynamic microelectronics sector, as well as the watchmaking and medical sectors. Manufacturers requiring high precision, quality, and stability in laser processing will greatly benefit from this new technology.
Project Objective: The main objective of the FEMTOSHAPE project is to overcome the limitations of current femtosecond laser systems, which do not offer a ready-made solution for variable pulse shaping necessary for the direct development of processes.
Project Results: In the first phase, simulations at the ALPS laboratory (Switzerland) will identify which pulse shapes are the most effective for specific materials. Next, Fluence will develop a generator that brings this flexibility to industrial laser systems. A working prototype of a laser with adjustable femtosecond and picosecond pulses will be built, and in the second phase, the technology will move to the ALPS lab, where it will be tested in real manufacturing processes.
Total project value: 4 484 395,02 PLN
Requested funding: 3 756 418,86 PLN
Project duration: 1.07.2025 - 31.12.2027
Date of signing the funding agreement: 11.08.2025
Project Consortium:
- Programme Component Operator (PCO): Fluence Technology Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością (Poland).
- Programme Component Partner (PCP): Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) - Institute for Applied Laser, Photonics and Surface Technologies ALPS (Switzerland).
Call: Scientific Research and Innovation, Applied Research, CALL 2024 under the Swiss-Polish Cooperation Programme
Supported by the Swiss Contribution to reducing economic and social disparities in the EU and from the state budget through the National Centre for Research and Development.More information about the programme: Official website of the Swiss-Polish Cooperation Programme: www.programszwajcarski.gov.pl/en/.
