| Hello, my name is Loraien, and I’m from Kerala, in the south of India. My research work will be carried out in Nice and Tampere. |
| Beyond my work in the lab, I find joy in many other things. To brief a few, I love to travel and explore nature, food, and different cultures around the world. One of the photos attached shows me enjoying the nature in Echternach, Luxembourg. I also enjoy trying out new things – the photo captures a moment of my friend and me trying ‘Rock Dance’ for the first time. I also have a strong interest in random photography, especially capturing everyday street life and small moments of daily living. My phone gallery is always full, and my storage space is constantly running out! |
| The goal of my research is to create an active glass chip that can produce mid-infrared light. This type of light is invisible to the human eye but very important for biomedical and sensing applications. To do this, we prepare glasses, mixed with a small amount of a special ingredient called thulium. Thulium is unique because it has the ability to produce the mid-infrared light we’re interested in. Once the glass is made, we use ultrafast lasers to create tiny optical components inside it, allowing us to build a mid-infrared laser source directly in the glass. Throughout the process, we study how light interacts with matter and continuously optimize both the glass properties and the optical design to achieve the best possible efficiency in mid-infrared light generation. |
Loraien Raju-Kalathil for Functiglass