SBIR/STTR Research Award
Laser Exposure Monitoring System (LEMS)
Award amount
$97,778Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2014-09-01
- Contract end date
- 2015-02-28
- UEI
- MXT5BGZX32S3
- Solicitation number
- HSHQDC-14-R-00035
- Topic code
- H-SB014.2-004
Research abstract
The proposal describes a solution offered by SARA, Inc. in response to the problem of developing a Laser Exposure Monitoring System (LEMS) capable of directly measuring laser exposures relative to Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) limits and establishing the boundaries of the Nominal Hazard Zones (NHZ). The approach uses multiple sensors to measure the irradiance and spectrum of the laser irradiation and transmit the data to a laptop computer, where dedicated software process the data to calculate MPE and derive NHZ automatically and with minimal operator intervention. In Phase 1, we will develop and demonstrate the functionality of a brass board system operating at UV, Visible and near-IR portions of the spectrum, and will also present design recommendations for the development of the desired prototype system in Phase 2.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Laser Exposure Measurement Device
- Laser Exposure Measurement Device
- Portable Laser Hazard Identification and Monitoring System
Research funding history
183 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2025). Reported award amounts total $77,383,618. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce