HiLASE Centre, established in 2011, a part of the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, is a new technological infrastructure in the field of application-oriented laser research and development, commissioned in 2016. The main mission of HiLASE is to serve as a bridge between the academic world and hi-tech industry. Under one roof at HiLASE we develop the next generation of high-power Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers, while at the same time, exploit these unique light sources for a wide range of hi-tech industrial applications such as Laser Shock Peening, Laser Induced Damage Threshold testing, and Laser Micro-Machining. Our most important facilities include the world record-breaking superlaser “Bivoj”, delivering over 1 kW of average power, and the compact picosecond thin-disk lasers delivering high power laser beams at wavelengths from mid-infrared to deep ultraviolet. It makes HiLASE facility the perfect partner for hi-tech companies, bringing an unmatched opportunity for research excellence, technological innovation and industrial exploitation. www.hilase.cz
