♦ Advanced Design of Solid-State Lasers

                ● Transverse or longitudinal pump geometries;
                ● Diode-pump optimization of active laser elements (controlled doping, composite materials);
                ● Edge-pumped thin-disc lasers;
                ● Advanced cooling solutions for temperature control inside laser media;
                ● Efficient generation of visible light (blue, green, red) by frequency doubling of the fundamental wavelengths using birefringent phase-matching in bulk nonlinear crystals
                   and by quasi-phase matching in periodically-poled structures;
                ● Efficient giant pulse generation;
                ● Short pulse laser for generation and detection of THz radiation.
                ● Waveguide lasers realized by direct writing with fs-laser beam.

♦ Passive Laser Components

                ● Thin films deposition;
                ● Cutting, grinding, polishing laser components.
              

♦ Applications of Solid-State Lasers

                ● Interaction of laser radiation with various materials (metals, semiconductors, isolators, biologic hard and soft  tissues;
                ● Laser processing of metallic or nonmetallic materials (heating, cutting, drilling, welding,  or powder sintering for rapid prototyping);
                ● Controlled removal of thin layers by laser;
                ● Laser ignition;
                ● Detection of hazardous materials using THz radiation.