SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Efficient and Compact Diode-pumped Rod Gain Modules for Ultra Short Pulsed (USP) Lasers
Award amount
$69,824Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Applied Energetics, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2008-10-31
- Contract end date
- 2009-04-20
- UEI
- TKMCBDY89TD1
- Solicitation number
- 2008.2
- Topic code
- A08-046
Research abstract
Lasers based upon rod architectures offer a simple and rugged method for amplifying an Ultra-Short Pulse (USP) duration laser pulse at moderate powers. When paired with a chirped pulse amplifier (CPA) chain, greater system flexibility and capabilities are realized. This proposal provides solutions to overcome the technical challenges when combining the two techniques in high repetition rate operation by utilizing innovative designs and material solutions. The objective of this Phase 1 proposed effort is to develop a detailed design for a diode-pumped rod amplifier head for USP Yb:YAG lasers that is compatible with a CPA chain. The expected deliverable from this proposed research and development effort is to present candidate design technologies and the expected performance characteristics obtained via modeling, simulation or other mathematical methods to facilitate the decision for Phase II prototype construction.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Ultra-Broadband and High Average Power Directional IR Countermeasures
- Ultra-Wide and High-Average Power Directional IR Countermeasures
- Standoff Electronic Denial
- Advanced Dielectric Insulation Techniques for High Voltage Pulsed Power Systems
- Advanced Dielectric Insulation Techniques for High Voltage Pulsed Power Systems
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Novel Efficient and Compact Diode-pumped Rod Gain Modules for Ultra Short Pulsed (USP) Lasers
- Novel Efficient and Compact Diode-pumped Rod Gain Modules for Ultra Short Pulsed (USP) Lasers
Research funding history
9 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2006–2023). Reported award amounts total $3,322,295. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense