A new Doctoral Network coordinated by Tampere University has received €4.4 million from the European Union’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program. Through the High-Power Optical Vortices (HiPOVor) initiative, 15 doctoral researchers will be trained to generate, amplify, and apply high-power optical vortex beams. The consortium has set out to position these beams as an essential technology for advanced forms of light-matter interaction.
Optical vortices, which are light beams that carry orbital angular momentum, offer promising opportunities for extremely precise material processing, particle acceleration, high-capacity communication, and emerging photonic technologies. Their broader use has been slowed by the lack of reliable techniques that can consistently create these beams and maintain their special properties during propagation or when they interact with different materials.
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