This is the website for the EU funded H2020 research and innovation project GALACTIC. The goal of this project is to set up the European supply chain for space-qualified Alexandrite laser crystals.
A crystal named after Tsar Alexander II. may play a crucial role in atmospheric and Earth monitoring in the future. Laser systems in Earth observation satellites use solid-state laser media, such as neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum…
At today’s SPIE Laser Damage Digital Forum, Justinas Butkus of Altechna Coatings (LT) shall be presenting his latest work on Alexandrite laser crystal treatment and coatings. Join him via https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/laser-damage from 10:00 - 11:00 am…
Press release from 02 April 2020 [caption id="attachment_2108" align="alignright" width="300"] The GALACTIC consortium qualifies Alexandrite laser crystals for high-performance applications in space. (Graphics: LZH)[/caption] In the EU project "High Performance Alexandrite Crystals and Coatings for…
The H2020 GALACTIC project website is now online. Published on 30 March 2020, this site will feature both background information about the project and the latest news. Stay tuned for updates.
The GALACTIC team is ready to set up a European supply chain for space-qualified high-quality coated Alexandrite laser crystals (f.l.t.r.: Stephanie Unland, Stefan Spiekermann, Silke Kramprich (Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., LZH); Andrej Rožkov (Resesarch Executive…
1 January 2020 is the official start date of the EU H2020 project 'High Performance Alexandrite Crystals and Coatings for High Power Space Applications'. The project will run three years and aims to create a…