杜可明Keming Du

CEO, EdgeWave GmbH

Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Phys. Keming Du has been working with the development of laser technology since 1985 beginning with high power CO2 lasers, through diode lasers and to diode pumped solid state lasers. From 1985 to 2001 he worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, as the project manager, group leader and department head of high power lasers. In 2001 he founded the EdgeWave GmbH, which offers innovative solutions in the field compact diode pumped solid state lasers for different applications. He is Fellow of ELI, AKL and IAPLE. In 2013 he was nominated as Senat of BWA Germany. He is the winner of the 1st prize of the "Innovation award laser technology 2010” granted by AKL (Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V.) and ELI (European Laser Institute) in May 2010. In Mai 2012 his project team “Pikoflat” group won the 1st prize of the "Innovation award laser technology 2012" granted by AKL and ELI. Based on InnoSlab laser and amplifier his project team received the Stifterverband’s Science Award 2012 and the 2. Leibinger price 2012, for the pioneering and excellent work in the field of short and ultra-short pulse lasers based on InnoSlab laser and InnoSlab amplifier. He is the winner of Arthur L. Schawlow Award 2015 from Laser Institute of America.