PLASMA & LASER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
This proposal concerns a high-technology park dealing with the plasma and laser technology for materials processing. The plasma and laser technology park is to be established on the basis of: The IFFM consists of 4 Research Centres with 15 Departments. It employs highly qualified research and technical staff. The total number of employees is 150 persons. The IFFM has four well-known plasma and laser technology laboratories which form the Centre of Plasma and Laser Engineering headed by Prof. J. Mizeraczyk. The two plasma laboratories (Prof. Z. Zakrzewski, Prof. J. Mizeraczyk)deal with microwave technology and pulsed electrical discharges (e.g., for microwave applicators and gas exhaust gas pollution control). Recently the research carried out in the microwave laboratory was sponsored by an European Union Grant Copernicus (Project EC INCO-COPERNICUS CIPA-CT 93-0101 „Waveguide discharges”, 1994-1997. Partners: Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Prof. H. Schlueter, Germany, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasma technology, Prof. W. Wilhelm, Garching, Germany, Sofia University, Prof. A. Shivarova, Bulgaria, Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery PASci., Gdansk, Prof. Z. Zakrzewski, Poland). The two laser laboratories (Prof. J. Mizeraczyk, Prof. G. Sliwinski) deal with new lasers and laser materials processing (2 kW CO2 laser, 50 W CuBr laser, Nd-Yag lasers). The research carried out in these laboratories was sponsored by two European Union Grants Copernicus (Project EC INCO-COPERNICUS CIPA-CT 93-0219 “Development of RF- and MW-excited Rare Gas-Metal Vapour Ion Lasers for the UV and Visible Spectral Ranges”, 1994-1997. Partners: Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Prof. J. Mentel, Germany, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Prof. N. Sabotinov, Bulgaria, Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery PASci., Gdansk, Prof. J. Mizeraczyk, Poland; Project EC INCO-COPERNICUS CIPA-CT 94-0214 “New Generation Lasers for High Precision Materials Processing”, 1995-1998. Partners: University of St Andrews, Dr. C. E. Little, United Kingdom, English Electron Valve EEV Limited, Chelmsford, Dr. E. Livingstone, United Kingdom, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Prof. N. Sabotinov, Bulgaria, Pulssvet Co., Sofia, I. Kostadinov, Bulgaria, Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery PASci., Gdansk, Prof. J. Mizeraczyk, Poland). Just now a new NATO Grant „Science for Peace Programme” (Project NATO SCIENCE FOR PEACE PROGRAMME, „Development of a system based on a high-power and high efficiency copper bromide laser for precision materials processing”, 1998-. Partners: University of Bayreuth, Department of Metallic Materials, Prof. H. Bergmann, Bayreuth, Germany, Institute of Quantum Electronics, National Council of Research, Prof. R. Salimbeni, Florence, Italy, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Prof. N. Sabotinov, Bulgaria, Pulssvet Co., Sofia, I. Kostadinov, Bulgaria, Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery PASci., Gdansk, Prof. J. Mizeraczyk, Poland) has been approved for the laser materials processing in the laboratory of Prof. J. Mizeraczyk.

The proposal is aimed at establishing the plasma and laser technology park in Gdansk which could cover the need for a such kind of research, development and technology for the Northern Poland.