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.
Complementing the poster presentation at the virtual International Conference on Space Optics (30 March – 02 April 2021), GALACTIC has now published the proceedings paper on “High performance Alexandrite crystals and coatings for high power…
The ICSO (30 March to 2 April 2021) is a bi-annual forum for technology and mission experts. Fostering the exchange about optical technologies for space missions, the virtual event is the perfect platform for presenting…
Learn how the GALACTIC project's research will help Europe monitor the effects of climate change from space and better understand large-scale atmospheric dynamics. Space-based earth observation missions are an essential building block gaining the data…
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…