SBIR/STTR Research Award
Compact stretcher/compressor for high power ultrafast laser based on volume chirped Bragg grating in PTR glass
Award amount
$99,987Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- OPTIGRATE CORPORATION
- Proposal award date
- 2008-05-29
- Contract end date
- 2009-04-28
- UEI
- TNL5N4JYLHJ4
- Solicitation number
- 2008.1
- Topic code
- N08-047
Research abstract
A compact stretcher/compressor for high power ultra short fiber laser system with chirped pulse amplification is proposed on the basis of longitudinally chirped volume Bragg gratings in photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass. Efficiency of compression will exceed 80% for average power scaling to the kilowatt level. Effects of refractive index uniformity in PTR glass and optical aberrations in a hologram recording system will be studied. High quality of stretched and compressed beams are provided by high quality of PTR glass with extreme optical homogeneity and extreme low absorption combined with an advanced technique of hologram recording. The proposed stretcher/compressor will demonstrate high tolerance to vibrations, thermal gradients and harsh environment.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Laser diode array with diffraction limited divergence
- Narrow band laser source for efficient 3He polarization
- High efficiency uniform nonplanar holographic optical elements in photo-thermo-refractive glass
- Self-compressed ultrashort pulsed laser
- Solid state narrowband THz emitter
Awards with the same topic code
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- Compact stretcher/compressor for high power ultrafast lasers based on volume chirped Bragg gratings in PTR glass
- Compact stretcher/compressor for high power ultrafast laser based on volume chirped Bragg grating in PTR glass
- Fiber compressor for high energy femtosecond fiber lasers
Research funding history
31 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2017). Reported award amounts total $8,943,752. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy