SBIR/STTR Research Award
Cr:ZnSe Ultrafast, High-Power, Mid-IR Source
Award amount
$749,673Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Q-PEAK, INCORPORATED
- Proposal award date
- 2008-04-02
- Contract end date
- 2010-07-01
- UEI
- K5J3YGHCQZR5
- Solicitation number
- 2007.1
- Topic code
- AF071-005
Research abstract
Q-Peak proposes to develop a mid-infrared (mid-IR), 100-fs pulse, high-power laser source based on the combination of an efficient Tm:fiber-laser-pumped, Cr:ZnSe master oscillator and a power amplifier. The high peak power, femtosecond output pulses at 2.5 um will be used to pump a optical parametric generator (OPG) that will convert 2.5 um radiation into tunable mid-IR between 3 to 5 um. In addition the system can be configured for generation of pico- and nanosecond pulses in the desired spectral range. All the elements of the system proposed are based on technology that has undergone significant development at Q-Peak and continues to be advanced for applications in both Government and commercial systems. Our Phase II effort will focus on the development and construction of a high-power oscillator-regenerative amplifier laser system, configured in a transportable, modular package.
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.
- Low SWaP UHV chamber for atom interferometer
- Process development for Cross Mode Coupling of Optical Fibers
- High Power Optical Isolators (34e)
- Low SWaP UHV chamber for atom interferometer
- Low Noise Microchip Lasers for Photonic Applications
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Fiber-based, high peak power mid-infrared source
- Cr:ZnSe Ultrafast, High-Power, Mid-IR Source
- Fiber-based, high peak power mid-infrared source
- A compact all fiber-based fs-TW laser system
Research funding history
141 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1999–2022). Reported award amounts total $44,197,020. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce