SBIR/STTR Research Award
Compact and efficient ultraviolet laser for astrobiology
Award amount
$69,999Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Aculight Corporation
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- WYAVK6MSRJ15
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The purpose of this program is to develop a compact and efficient ultraviolet laser for use in space-based uv-Raman instruments. The basis for this system will be a diode-pumped neodymium-yttria (Nd:Y2O3) ceramic laser which is frequency-quadrupled to generate uv light at 237nm. The unique combination of a low-cost and robust ceramic laser with efficient 4th harmonic generation will provide an ideal ultraviolet source for NASA missions to planets and moons in the Solar System.
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.
- Blue-Green Laser for Undersea Communication
- All-Fiber Components for Micro-Structured Fibers
- IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC INFRARED NERVE STIMULATOR FOR ENT NERVE MONITORING
- High Power IR/UV Laser for Accelerator Systems
- Optical nerve stimulation for a vestibular prosthesis
Research funding history
139 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1992–2010). Reported award amounts total $51,359,198. 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, Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation