Advanced Photonic Delivery: Specialty Fibers and Components for High-Power and Clinical Frontiers

Join Bülend Ortaç for an in-depth exploration of the complete fiber laser ecosystem, from atomic engineering of glass preforms to deployment of high-power industrial and clinical laser systems.

The webinar will cover MCVD-based rare-earth doping, prevention of devitrification and background losses, precision fiber drawing capable of producing over 100 km of polymer-coated glass fiber per day, high-power pulsed-fiber oscillators and amplifiers, specialized components including FBGs, combiners, and cladding light strippers, and customization of visible and NIR laser systems for clinical needs such as endovenous laser ablation and retinal surgery.

• Mastering the Core: Discover how we utilize Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition (MCVD) to achieve high rare-earth doping concentrations while preventing devitrification and minimizing background losses.
• Precision Manufacturing: A look into our fiber drawing tower, capable of producing over 100 km of polymer-coated glass fiber per day while preserving complex geometries and mechanical integrity.
• High-Power Innovation: The engineering behind Pulsed-Fiber Oscillators, Fiber Amplifiers, and the integration of specialized components like FBGs, Combiners, and Cladding Light Strippers.
• Clinical Frontiers: How we customize visible and NIR laser systems for specific medical needs, including endovenous laser ablation and retinal surgery, tailored to precise clinical requirements.

Subject Matter Level: Intermediate - Assumes basic knowledge of the topic

What You Will Learn:
• Understand the next generation of high-efficiency, compact photonic delivery systems.
• How a "from-preform-to-application" approach is redefining the boundaries of power, purity, and surgical precision.

Who Should Attend:
• This session is designed for laser physicists and medical device engineers seeking to understand the next generation of high-efficiency, compact photonic delivery systems.
• Industrial R&D professionals to learn how a "from-preform-to-application" approach is redefining the boundaries of power, purity, and surgical precision.
 

About the Presenter: Bülend Ortaç from Bilkent University UNAM, Ankara, Turkey

Associate Prof. Bülend Ortaç received his B.Sc. degree in Physics from Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey, in 1997, an M.S. degree in teaching and diffusion of sciences and technology from ENS Cachan University, Paris, France, in 2000, and a Ph.D. degree in optoelectronics from Rouen University, Rouen, France, in 2004. In March 2005, he joined the Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, as a Postdoctoral Associate. Since November 2009, he has been a Principal Investigator at Bilkent University UNAM, Ankara, Turkey. He has authored or coauthored more than 300 research articles in over 120 major peer-reviewed scientific journals and attended 180 conferences in the field of laser physics. His research interests include the development of powerful fiber lasers in the continuous-wave regime to the pulsed regime and the demonstration of laser systems for real-world applications. He has recently been selected as an Optica Senior Member.