SBIR/STTR Research Award
Ultra-High Reliability Laser Diode Packages
Award amount
$97,356Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- nLight Photonics
- Proposal award date
- 2004-05-24
- Contract end date
- 2004-11-23
- UEI
- L7A6MYHETLS6
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- MDA04-020
Research abstract
Advanced missile defense systems require low repetition rate high pulse energy diode pumped solid state lasers with relatively high pulse energies. Historically, the quasi-continuous wave (QCW) diode laser pumps have not yielded the optical performance or, more notably, the reliability required by the application. We propose to alleviate this issue with a breakthrough packaging approach that will enable multi-bar packages to be produced that are 10 to 100 times more reliable than today's state of the art 10,000 hour packages. By minimizing the junction temperature, dramatically reducing mounting stresses in the bar, and eliminating solder related reliability issues, this approach will yield optical performance improvements in addition to enhanced reliability.
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.
- Wavelength Stabilized Two Dimensional External Cavity Arrays for Pumping Alkali Vapor Laser Systems
- High-Efficiency Resonantly Pumped 1550-nm Fiber-Based Laser Transmitter
- High-Efficiency, High-Temperature Laser Diodes for Naval High-Energy Laser Applications
- Compact, Rugged, Multiple Spectral Band Laser
- Multi-kW Fiber Lasers Based on Novel Light Guide Combiners
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Research funding history
56 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2004–2013). Reported award amounts total $18,993,588. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy