NWLEC
EVENTS & NEWS
June 4th and 5th 2008
Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington
NWLEC ran a 2 day event in conjunction with AILU and NWPA showcasing opportunities in laser micro and nano processing, details below.
Day 1 June 4th 2008
Industrial and research opportunities in laser micro and nano processing
Presentations, exhibition & clinic
In this annual workshop, industrial users of laser processing technology,
suppliers of laser-based equipment and researchers in new laser technology
came together to present their applications. This workshop was run in conjunction with AILU (Association of Industrial Laser Users)
The programme for this day is available here
Day 2 June 5th 2008
Developments in Industrial Photonics
This second day was run in conjunction with the North West Photonics Association (NWPA). This event was an opportunity to showcase the industrial and research talents and opportunities in laser processing specifically in the North West area.
The programme for this day is available here
The presentations for Day 2 are available for download below (pdf format).
Welcome-Introduction to NWLEC - Prof Ken Watkins/Prof. Lin Li NWLEC
Optical Trapping for Engineering Applications - Dr Stuart Edwardson NWLEC
Picosecond Fibre Laser Applications - Dr Paul French LLEC
Field Enhancement for Subwavelength Processing - Wei Guo NWLEC
Metamaterials from Concept to Application - Prof. Allan Boardman
Knowledge Exchange at Daresbury Laboratory - Liz Towns Andrews
Industrial Free Electron Lasers - Prof. Ahmed Al-Shamma’a
Mid IR Lasers & Gas Sensing
Applications - Prof. Tony Krier
Refractive Index Modification using Femtosecond Lasers - Dun Liu NWLEC
Femtosecond laser irradiation of polymers for optical structures and devices - Dr Patricia Scully
Developments in Photovoltaics - Prof Wendy Flavell
Solgel Coating using laser point of
process -
Graham Downhill
Laser generated Nanoparticles -
Sohaib Khan NWLEC
September 2007
Fiber laser boosts nanoparticle
production
A new method of laser ablation in liquid is producing nanoparticles
at a faster rate than ever before.
For more information see NWLEC Article in Optics.org
March 5th 2007
NWLEC
2nd Annual Conference on Novel Laser Processes for Microtechnology.
This was a
chance to review the progress to date on this NWDA funded
research programme, review our capability and see what benefits
interaction with NWLEC can bring.
The
conference was held at Staff House, on the Sackville Street
Campus, at The University of Manchester.
February 12th 2007
NWLEC takes lead role in the new MNT Laser Engineering Forum (MNTLEF) on the MNT forums.
The MNT Laser Engineering Forum (MNTLEF) has been set up to facilitate the development of novel laser processes for the benefit of UK industry and is led by the North West Laser Engineering Consortium (NWLEC). The aim of this forum is to provide researchers and developers of MNT products and services easy access to relevant and up to date information on laser processing issues that will help them in their business or research activities. It will also provide news on the latest developments in laser engineering relevant to MNT and easy access to experts in laser technologies.
MNTLEF

September
4th to 7th 2006
Photon
2006
NWLEC
had an exhibitor stand (Stand 38) at the Photon 06 conference
held at the University of Manchester September 4th to 7th
2006.

More details on the conference can be found here.
www.photon06.org
22nd
February 2006
‘The
NWLEC opens for business’
NWSF
Programme Event:
Novel Laser Processes for Microtechnology
Meeting held on Wednesday 22nd February, 2006
at The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool

Professors
Watkins and Li take questions at the end of the meeting
Download
the press release:
Northwest
Laser Engineering Consortium Opens for Business.doc
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