SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Temperature, High-Efficiency, Vertical-Cavity Laser Diode Pumps for Directed Energy Applications
Award amount
$99,992Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- Aerius Photonics, LLC.
- Proposal award date
- 2011-05-31
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Y9MJH96A29F3
- Solicitation number
- 2010.3
- Topic code
- MDA10-006
Research abstract
Aerius Photonics is proposing to develop Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) arrays that are capable of high-efficiency (>55%) at high temperature operation conditions (60 C). At the end of Phase II, a 12 kW solid-state pump module will be delivered. The high temperature efficiency performance of VCSELs is critical in realizing fieldable diode laser pump arrays for high energy lasers and directed energy systems relevant to the MDA. The high temperature efficiency will result in considerable size, weight, power consumption, and cost reductions over what has been demonstrated to date. These modules will initially operate at 808 nm, optimized for Nd:YAG, but the overall technology approach will be applicable to wavelengths from 780 through 2.2 um. Additionally, the VCSEL arrays will demonstrate environmental ruggedness and reliability in harsh conditions, such as in dust, condensation, shock and vibration, high optical feedback, and radiation.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- 2-Dimensional Phase Controlled Coherent VCSEL Arrays for Military Applications
- Non-Mechanical Scanning LADAR for Enhanced Spacecraft Survivability
- Lossless Tunable Filter for Space-Based Photonic Routers
- High Speed, Radiation Hardened Focal Plane Array (FPA) for Hybrid Coherent and Direct Detect Active Imaging Receivers
- Monolithic CMOS LADAR Focal Plane Array (FPA) with a Photonic High-Speed Output Interface
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- High Flux Cooling System for Solid State Lasers
- Direct-to-Metal Bonding for Improved Thermal Performance of Lasers
- Development of Ultra High Performance Thermal Management Technology for High Power Solid State Lasers for MDA Directed Energy Systems
- High Energy Solid State Laser Components and Subsystems
Research funding history
64 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2004–2011). Reported award amounts total $25,631,337. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, National Aeronautics and Space Administration