The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Ege University is pleased to announce that one of our faculty members, Assist. Prof. Ibrahim Akkaya has been selected as a recipient of the Gentec-EO Laser Lab Award 2025. This prestigious recognition highlights our department’s strong commitment to excellence in optics and photonics education, as well as its emphasis on hands-on, industry-relevant training.

The award is generously provided by Gentec-EO, one of the leading companies in laser measurement solutions. As part of the award, our department has received a thermal laser power detector UP19K-15S-H5-BLU-D0, a high-performance, industry-grade instrument designed for precise laser power measurements.

The awarded power meter will be integrated into both undergraduate and graduate laboratory courses. Our students will perform hands-on experiments involving laser power measurements, optical attenuation, and polarization, reinforcing fundamental principles such as Beer-Lambert’s Law and Malus’s Law, while gaining practical experience using industry-standard instrumentation.

This award will significantly enhance both teaching and research activities, helping prepare our students for careers in photonics, telecommunications, and laser-based technologies, while also fostering new opportunities for applied research and industry collaboration.

The figure shows a laboratory session in which students were conducting an experiment utilizing the Gentec-EO optical powermeter