SBIR/STTR Research Award
FLASH - Fiber beam delivery for Laser Applications in the SHipbuilding industry
Award amount
$449,887Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Omniguide Communications, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2004-06-08
- Contract end date
- 2006-06-08
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- 2003.1
- Topic code
- N03-105
Research abstract
The objective of this SBIR Phase II project is to develop a fiber optic cable subsystem for high-power CO2 laser beam delivery. The design is based on OmniGuide's hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber technology. It will provide high power transmission through a compact, flexible fiber medium that will be relatively inexpensive thanks to a scalable manufacturing process. The technology will be installed in a thick-plate laser cutting system at Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. The system will utilize the laser-assisted oxygen cutting process (LASOX), which achieves thick plate cutting at power levels below 2 kW.
Technology keywords
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