SBIR/STTR Research Award
Homogenous Cladding for Tm:YAG Laser Rods
Award amount
$670,222Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1995Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS CORP.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- CLHGD9LXSST9
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Several laser designers have requested Scientific Materials Corporation (SM) to consider methods to achieve a cladding for Tm:YAG diode pumped laser rods. SM has looked at several mechanical methods and concluded mechanical systems are impractical. In the early 1960's the PI of this program developed techniques to grow overlays of sapphire on ruby. These rods were used to c-w pump ruby and they worked. This proposal extends that work to provide a homogeneous cladding for Tm:YAG laser rods. These rods should have the advantage of the earlier ruby rods; improved pump coupling, less thermal lensing, and reduced secondary modes.
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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- Laser Gain Media for Wavelength Specific Applications