Laser System for Cavity-Enhanced Light-Matter Interactions (ENLIGHTEN)
Name of applicant
Mikkel Heuck
Title
Senior Researcher
Institution
Technical University of Denmark
Amount
DKK 862,600
Year
2025
Type of grant
Research Infrastructure
Summary
Cavity-enhanced photon-photon interactions are limited because short light pulses cannot enter cavities with large photon lifetimes, which forbids simultaneous spatial confinement and long interaction times. At DTU Electro, we study nanocavities with mirrors that open and close fast enough to break this limitation. ENLIGHTEN will establish a new laser system that enables such dynamic cavities.