SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Yield, High Performance Surface-Emitting Mid-Wave Quantum Cascade Lasers
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2021-02-05
- Contract end date
- 2021-05-03
- UEI
- EVJWXL9HAYN5
- Solicitation number
- X20.3
- Topic code
- AF203-CSO1
Research abstract
Pendar will address the unmet need for affordable and reliable high-power MWIR Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) sources for in the 3.8-4.2 microns spectral region which due to its high atmospheric transmission is critical for many DoD applications. Besides performance improvements, Pendar will address the reliability and manufacturing concerns that exist for QCL technology more generally. The goal is to reduce cost and increase lifetime for mid-infrared semiconductor lasers by advancing device design and fabrication & testing procedures.
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
36 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2017–2025). Reported award amounts total $15,172,193. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy