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.
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.
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