Ongoing Projects:
1. "Development of Efficient High Power Cr:LiSAF Laser Systems Pumped by Multimode Diodes", 2014-2017, Antalya International University,TUBİTAK 1001 Project, Position: Principal investigator (PI), Amount: 396,000 TL.
Past Projects:
2. "Development of diode-pumped, low-cost and low-noise femtosecond Cr:Colquiriite lasers at GHz repetition rates for optical frequency comb applications", 2013-2015, Antalya International University, TUBİTAK 1001 Project, Position: Principal investigator (PI), Researchers: Alphan Sennaroglu and Adnan Kurt from Koç University, Amount: 304,500 TL.
o Under the framework of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action IC1101: Optical Wireless Communications - An Emerging Technology.
3. "Diode-pumped, low-cost and efficient optical sources broadly-tunable in the blue (375-425 nm) and near-to-mid-infrared (750-850 nm & 1100-3000 nm)", 2012-2015, Antalya International University, TUBİTAK Career Award, Position: PI, Amount: 264,500 TL.
o Under the framework of Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS) European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action BM1205: European Network for Skin Cancer Detection using Laser Imaging.
4. "Development of Continuous-Wave Alexandrite Lasers Pumped by Tapered Diodes", 2013-2014, Antalya International University,TUBİTAK 1002 Project, Position: Principal investigator (PI), Amount: 30,000 TL.
5. "Route to Low-cost, High-energy, and Tunable Femtosecond Laser Technology Based on Diode-Pumped Cr:Colquiriites", 2012-2016, Antalya International University, European Union Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG), Position: Principal investigator (PI), Amount: 100,000 Euro.
o Also supported with 20,000 Euro from the equipment subsidy program of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.6. “Development of novel low-cost ultrashort pulse laser sources for real world applications”, 2010-2012, Konstanz University, Humboldt Foundation Fellowship for postdoctoral research, Position: PI, Host: Prof. Alfred Leitenstorfer, Amount:~80,000 Euro.
o Also supported with 50,000 Euro from Konstanz University Center of Applied Photonics.
7. “Quantum limits to timing jitter in femtosecond lasers”, 2010-2012, MIT, National Science Foundation (NSF), P.I. Franz Kärtner, Co P.I. James G. Fujimoto, Position: Researcher, Amount:~400,000 Dollars.
8. “Ultrafast Optics: Advanced Devices and Ultrafast Phenomena”, 2006-2009, MIT, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), P.I. Erich Ippen, Co P.I. Franz Kärtner, Co P.I. James G. Fujimoto, Position: Researcher, Amount:~1,010,000 Dollars.
9. “Novel approaches for ultrashort pulse generation”, 2005-2008, MIT, NSF ECS-0501478, P.I. Franz Kärtner, Co P.I. James G. Fujimoto, Position: Researcher, Amount:~240,000 Dollars.
10. “Design and development of compact high energy femtosecond oscillators”, 2005-2008, Koc University and MIT, TUBITAK and NSF, MAG 104T247, P.I. James G. Fujimoto, Co P.I. Alphan Sennaroglu, Position: Researcher, Amount:~24,000 Dollars.
11. “Development of a room-temperature mid-infrared Fe:ZnSe laser”, 2005-2006, Koc University, TUBITAK, TBAG 105T280, P.I. Alphan Sennaroglu, Position: Researcher, Amount: 14,050 TL.
12. “Development of tunable Cr:ZnSe lasers”, 2004-2006, Koc University and Vrieje University, European 6th Framework Program, P.I. Alphan Sennaroglu, Position: Researcher.
13. “Synthesis and spectroscopic investigation of mid-infrared solid-state laser materials”, 2001-2004, Koc University, TUBITAK, TBAG 101T051, P.I. Alphan Sennaroglu, Position: Researcher, Amount: 35,000 TL.