ZENIT SMART POLYCRYSTALS

Materials for
innovative lasers

Improving the processes and performance of laser systems

Who we are

Zenit Smart Polycrystals aims to develop and produce transparent polycrystals that allow for exceptional laser performances.

Zenit polycrystals are offered as an alternative to traditional and less performing single crystals

Zenit Smart Polycrystals is an innovative start-up and a spin-off of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) founded in the ceramic district of Faenza (Italy). With the support of national and international funds, the group led by Laura Esposito has patented a process that exploits the 3D printing to shape transparent polycrystalline components with complex geometries and chemical composition that can vary in three dimensions.

Laura Esposito

CEO

Jan Hostaša

Head of R&D

ZENIT SMART POLYCRYSTALS TEAM

Andrea Volfi

Materials Engineer

Andreana Piancastelli

Quality Control

Ennio Mammana

COO

Laura Ferrari

CMO

Marcello Mammana

CFO

Valentina Biasini

CTO

BETTER DISSIPATION
OF THE HEAT

COMPOSITION
VARIATION IN 3D

REDUCE PRODUCTION
COSTS

DIFFERENT
APPLICATIONS

Zenit Smart Polycrystals aims to serve primarily the solid-state laser systems market. Zenit polycrystals are offered as an alternative to traditional single crystals. Zenit polycrystals offer a better dissipation of the heat generated during the emission process, effectively minimizing the degradation of performance caused by thermal gradients and related optical effects. This is possible thanks to the patented technology that allows to vary type and distribution of the dopant ions in the three dimensions of the component.

Zenit Smart Polycrystals allow to reduce production costs and to design and optimize the performance of the laser source for different applications. The flexibility of shape and composition in Zenit polycrystals surpasses the limitations of single crystal technology for solid-state laser source production.

Zenit Smart Polycrystals aims to serve primarily the solid-state laser systems market. Zenit polycrystals are offered as an alternative to traditional single crystals. Zenit polycrystals offer a better dissipation of the heat generated during the emission process, effectively minimizing the degradation of performance caused by thermal gradients and related optical effects. This is possible thanks to the patented technology that allows to vary type and distribution of the dopant ions in the three dimensions of the component.

Zenit Smart Polycrystals allow to reduce production costs and to design and optimize the performance of the laser source for different applications. The flexibility of shape and composition in Zenit polycrystals surpasses the limitations of single crystal technology for solid-state laser source production.

BETTER DISSIPATION
OF THE HEAT

COMPOSITION
VARIATION IN 3D

REDUCE PRODUCTION
COSTS

DIFFERENT
APPLICATIONS

Reference market
is very wide and in continuous growth.

Solid-state laser technology is widely used in the automotive sector, for example in mechanical processing/cutting and welding, in the medical laser sector, for example dermatology and eye surgery, in high-power lasers for scientific research. Zenit polycrystals also offer significant potential in the scintillation detector market, where the replacement of single crystals can reduce costs and enhance resolution, and in lighting, particularly in the emerging sector of laser headlights for cars and LEDs.

Medical lasers

The market includes dermatological laser systems for aesthetic medicine, ophthalmic lasers (e.g. cataract operation) and lasers for physiotherapy and rehabilitation. As an advantageous alternative to traditional single crystals, Zenit proposes YAG-based polycrystals (Y₃Al₅O₁₂) suitably doped as laser gain media. Thanks to the possibility of developing and producing components with variable dopant distribution in three dimensions, Zenit offers to co-design innovative and customised solutions.

Medical
lasers

Automotive

In the automotive sector Zenit offers solutions for laser systems for welding and cutting - technologies massively used for the production of vehicles - proposing laser gain media based on polycrystals as an alternative to conventional single crystals. Thanks to the possibility of developing and producing components with variable dopant distribution in three dimensions, Zenit offers to co-design innovative solutions for the development of new laser systems. For the same market, polycrystalline-based components are also being studied as light converters for the innovative latest generation laser headlights, with a technology that offers great flexibility on form factors.

Lighting

For the lighting market, Zenit offers polycrystals as light converters in LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and laser headlights. Our technology provides great flexibility of form factors, allowing for versatile integration in various lighting applications. Zenit's solutions are also proposed for high power light sources.

Scintillation
detectors

Scintillation detectors

To the field of particle and radiation detectors the Zenit technology is suitable for the development of a variety wide range of garnet-based scintillating for parts of the detection devices. Zenit products can be adapted to different applications thanks to the high variability of shapes and composition and guarantee a high resolution.

Partners

Zenit Smart Polycrystals was established on 20 September 2021 and acquired the exclusive license on the intellectual property of the innovative process from the CNR.