SBIR/STTR Research Award
Alignment-free fast frequency-addressable fiber laser for OPC laser tracking systems
Award amount
$99,917Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- POLARONYX INC
- Proposal award date
- 2004-04-26
- Contract end date
- 2005-04-25
- UEI
- R1Y4LG8WRBF8
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- AF04-001
Research abstract
Tunable single frequency high power lasers have been considered to be an enabling technology for Air Force's active laser tracking systems for space surveillance and control. PolarOnyx proposes, for the first time, an ultra fast electronically tuned high power (100 mW) single frequency (< 1 KHz) fiber laser source to meet with the requirement of active laser tracking systems for fast and accurate frequency tuning. It is a specialty fiber based ring cavity, while the fast and wide tuning is achieved by using an electro-optical tunable filter. The tuning frequency can be addressed accurately and repeatedly without any hysteresis associated. A tabletop experiment will be demonstrated in Phase I time frame to show tuning speed of nanosecond over 30 GHz range centered at 1.06 ƒYm. A compact prototype will be delivered in Phase II.
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.
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Frequency-Agile Laser for Low Earth Orbit Satellite Velocity Compensation
- Alignment-free Fast Frequency-addressable Fiber Laser for OPC Laser Tracking Systems
- Frequency-Agile Laser for Low Earth Orbit Satellite Velocity Compensation
- Innovative Solid-State Seed Laser With Non-Moving Parts and Random Access of Wavelength
Research funding history
111 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2025). Reported award amounts total $37,075,053. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce