SBIR/STTR Research Award
Electric Oxygen Iodine Laser
Award amount
$999,990Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- DIRECTED ENERGY SOLUTIONS
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
An oxygen iodine laser is demonstrated based on an electric generator of metastable, singlet delta oxygen. Modeling and analysis of the electric/optical interaction with the oxygen and subsequent oxygen kinetics will be completed. Characterization of keyelectric, optical, and kinetic processes will be conducted. A scalable oxygen generator will be developed. A scalable optical pump source for the laser will be developed. The electric oxygen iodine laser is useful for tactical weapons applications andafter further scaling could be considered for implementation in the Airborne laser. A multi-kilowatt version, with near perfect beam quality, is expected to find a significant market in the material processing business area.
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