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Swiss National Photonics Labs

The industry has expressed the wish to have for specific requests one central contact at universities, which gets them connected to the optimum institute.
Universities have expressd their interest in coordinating their activities, especially with respect to infrastructure. 

Thus Swissphotonics has decided to start and support "Swiss National Photonic Labs". The goal of these "SwissNational Photonic Labs" is to combine the relevant and interested institutes for one specific topic. At present Swissphotonics supports 7 such labs. 


Swiss National Applicaton Laboratory for Photonic tools and Photonic manufacturing (SNAPP)

The Swiss material processing industry has expressed interest in a Swiss National Application laboratory for Photonic tools and Photonic manufacturing (SNAPP) for the following reasons: Close proximity for ease of access of application laboratory, continuity of personal at Swiss center of competence, protection of know how in international competitive landscape and priority of access which is not guaranteed at international laboratories.
The SNAPP group was formed in 2009 and is primarily concerned with lasers and related materials processing. The reason for the merger was the pooling of skills and equipment. Each partner has its core competencies. The group can provide extensive consulting and industry work and carry out in joint efforts demanding research projects.
The SNAPP consists today of the following four laboratories (from east to west) with the following contact persons:
- EMPA Thun (EMPA), Prof. Dr. Patrik Hoffmann e-mail
- UAS Burgdorf (BFH), Prof. Dr. Beat Neuenschwander e-mail
- UAS Windisch (FHNW IPPE), Beat Lüscher e-mail
- ETH Zürich (Inspire), Josef Stirnimann e-mail
SNAPP has internal meetings in order to be able to provide optimum service to their customers. If you are not sure who is the best partner for you please contact SNAPP coordination by e-mail.

Swiss National Optics Platform (SNOP)

The aim of this effort is to combine the different research activities in optics, from IZOT in the Swiss optics valley to the microoptics in western Switzerland OptEPFL. Main goals are:
- establishing a research center for optical high end coating
- providing expertise in classical optics, micro optics and optical metrology technologies to industries.
Contact for this activity is Prof. Dr. Andreas Ettemeyer.

Swiss Photonics Master Education (SPME)

This effort serves to coordinate the various initiatives in Switzerland to introduce and to teach a photonics master program at ETH, Universities as well as UAS. This effort is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Christophe Moser from EPFL LAPD and the group will meet the first time on march 28, 2013 in Burgdorf.
A global strategy will be outlined which consists of matching industrial short and long term needs in the Swiss photonics industry needs with photonics master education efforts at all level ETH - UNI - HES (UAS).

Swiss National Fiber Lab (SNFL)

Swissphotonics supports the Swiss National Fiber Lab (SNFL) at the IAP at the University Bern and UAS Burgdorf BFH-TI ALPS, coordinated by Dr. Valerio Romano. The SNFL is the center of competence for all fiber activities and can be contacted for requests and services by e-mail.
The research is oriented towards industrially relevant themes. Optical fibers are mainly correlated with communication and sensing applications; in the last years however, special fibers have opened up a wealth of additional applications in light generation, beam delivery, high power CW and pulsed lasers just to name a few.
With SNFL Swissphotonics intends to bring together research and industry in this field and generate synergies in order to increase the Swiss competitivness. At the same time it can contribute to ensure continuity and protection of know how in an internationally competitive landscape.

Swiss PV Research Platform (SPVR)

The PV community in Switzerland has roughy three very active interest groups:
1. Testing, packaging and deployment of traditional 1st generation silicon wafer PV cells (mostly produced in China) with questions with respect to quality, subsidy and policy
2. Swiss machine tool industry which develops and sells full manufacturing lines for first and second (thin film) generation PV cells. This interest group is supported by the Swissphotonics SNAPP intitiative
3. Research towards improving 2nd generation and investigating 3rd (flex) and 4th (OPV/DSC, new concepts) generation PV cells. Switzerland has a worldclass PV research activity. 
This Swiss PV Research Platform Swiss_pv_research_platform_cha1 (PDF, 994 KB)is designed to support interaction between research groups and the industry and had its first meeting on March 28, 2013 in Burgdorf. It is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Frank Alain Nüesch and Dr. Roman Rudel

Swiss Photonic Packaging Laboratory (SPPL)

Switzerland is leading in developping novel photonic devices. Such photonic devices need special packaging, taking account the electrical as well as the optical interface, which is expensive and which requires special skills as there are currently still hardly any standards in photonics packaging. The partners within the Swiss National Packaging Lab of Photonic Devices can offer both development and small series production. This group has been active for quite some time around the Packaging Center of CSEM and can be contacted by Dr. Christian Bosshard.
The Swiss Photonic Packaging Laboratory aims to be a one stop shop contact for the Swiss industries for Photonic Packaging. It is planned to build up a network with all interested research organisations within Switzerland. CSEM will serve as entrance point for customer request which will be discussed within the SPPL to ensure the best solution for the customer.

Swiss National Lab for Solid State Lighting (SSSL)

Switzerland has active research in solid state lighting devices and is working closely with companies to deploy them in luminaires.
The SSSL is a one stop shop contact for the Swiss industries for Photonic Packaging. It will build up a network with all interested research organisations within Switzerland. The  SSSL is also a reference for Swiss companies involved in the solid-state lighting revolution. This net brings together business and science along the entire value chain, from material suppliers to system developers and integrators, till end-users.
CSEM will serve as entrance point for customer request which will be discussed within the SPPL to ensure the best solution for the customer. The SSSL is meeting the first time on March 28, 2013 in Burgdorf and is coordinated by Dr. Rolando Ferrini at CSEM.


 

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