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On Achievements of the Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics spent almost $2 million on research-scientific and
developmental works in 2004, 45 percent of which were received on the
conditions of economic contracts. According to the director of the
Institute, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Academician Nikolai
Kazak, owing to the execution of only two state scientific and technical
programs “Lasers” and “Laser Systems” the executing agencies put out
production worth near $1 mln.
Some developments have been performed within such programs as
“Identification”, “Belarusian Etalons”, and “National System of
Environmental Monitoring”, state program of minimization of consequences of
Chernobyl disaster. According to the scientist, it is difficult to name a
sphere of the Belarusian economy where the developments of the Institute are
not used.
The rich scientific experience have been accumulated for 50 years (on the
17th of January the Institute marked it’s 50s birthday), that allowed it to
become a “trendsetter” in the development of scientific and innovation
trends in medicine, ecology, industry and agriculture.
In particular laser-optical technologies and equipment essentially define
the scientific and technical progress of Belarus. Each year the volume of
laser output and production with the use of lasers constitutes near 15
millions of dollars, about 10 percent of these articles are delivered to
non-CIS states. During the previous year the Institute delivered some recent
devices of low-intensive laser therapy for treatment of wide range of
diseases – “Aibolit”, “Rodnik – 1”, laser retinal stimulator into the
repetition work. All these developments are patented in Belarus.
The technical economic basis for the creation of trial installation for the
production of the sweetener “Vartamil” at the lump sugar complex in Slutsk
is prepared. That technology, developed by the physics, doesn’t have any
prototypes in CIS countries and opens principally new branch of industry,
and gives an opportunity to refuse of the purchase of raw sugar. “Vartamil”
is patented in Belarus and passed the novelty and utility examination in the
European Patent Agency.
For the first time in the world lasers /violet and blue areas of the
spectrum / on geterostructures from nitride of the gallium, brought up on
silicon substrates have been created by the Belarusian and German physics.
This discovery allows to make a hitch in the sphere of cheap light-emitting
devises creation in the whole visible region of the spectrum and creates
perspectives for the development and production of optoelectronic devices
integrated with silicon.
A number of important results, which won the recognition of the world, have
been obtained in the Institute during the time of its existence. The
Belarusian physics developed a theory of luminescence and absorption of
light by the solutions of complex molecules and semiconductors, developed a
range of methods and created complexes of equipment for the laboratory and
natural plasma investigation, including the motion of space objects. The
scientists of the Institute of Physics predicted and received laser
generation on the dye solutions, realized the principles of creation of
lasers with fluent attuning of frequency, including lasers with dispersed
feedback. They also were the first who studied the physical basis of dynamic
holography, discovered the phenomenon of the circulation of light beams
front during the four-photon interaction.
During the last year 8 patents and 20 requests were received by the
scientists. Such level of investigations and developments is accounted for
the great intellectual potential. It is necessary to note that over 200
persons out of the Institution's staff are scientists, of them 5 are
academicians, 4 are corresponding members of the National Academy of
Sciences, 42 professors and 105 doctors.
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