Wide Field of View (FOV) High Gain Optical Rod Fiber Amplifier

ABSTRACT: High gain fiber amplifiers with wide FOV have been considered to be an enabling technology to build active laser tracking system for future space surveillance and control. PolarOnyx proposes a novel approach targeting to make reliable and space qualifiable high gain Rod fiber amplifier at 1 um by using COTS components and employing our proprietary technologies in specialty fibers, spectral shaping and pulse shaping techniques. Space qualification will be addressed in laying out the pathway towards space deployment at the end of Phase 1. A prototype will be delivered at the end of Phase II meeting the requirement of reliability and radiation hardness. BENEFIT: In addition to space surveillance, the proposed high power fiber amplifier approach can also be used in other applications, such as space, aircraft, and satellite applications of LADAR systems and communications. PolarOnyx will develop a series of products to meet various requirements for military deployments. Other commercial applications include Material processing. This includes (1) all types of metal processing such as welding, cutting, annealing, and drilling; (2)semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing such as lithography, inspection, control, defect analysis and repair, and via drilling; (3) marking of all materials including plastic, metals, and silicon; (4) other materials processing such as rapid prototyping, desk top manufacturing, micromachining, photofinishing, embossed holograms, and grating manufacturing. Medical equipment and biomedical instrumentation. The high power laser can be applied to ophthalmology, refractive surgery, photocoagulation, general surgery, therapeutic, imaging, and cosmetic applications. Biomedical instruments include those involved in cells or proteins, cytometry, and DNA sequencing; laser Raman spectroscopy, spectrofluorimetry, and ablation; and laser based microscopes.