QCL Frequency COMBs: INternational exploitation Analysis and commercialisation

Optical Frequency Comb (OFC) are laser devices which emit light in a wide spectrum consisting of equidistant peaks in frequency space.

The FET project “Qombs” made major advances in high performance of the OFC by employing quantum cascade laser sources (QCL) able to operate over all the mid-IR and far-IR region of the spectrum. However, the applications of the QCL-OFC are for the moment rather limited and all potential markets remain hidden.

In that view, QombINA project aims in the development of a solid exploitation strategy for Frequency Comb lasers, which are a result of QOMBS project, aiming at the commercialisation of said devices.

In that view, during QombINA project, a set of targeted activities aiming at showcasing the concept of QCL Frequency Combs to wider market applications will be pushed forward, while most promising applications and potential markets will be achieved through detailed business and marketing plans, respectively.