SBIR/STTR Research Award
Two-Dimensional Surface Emitting Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) Quantum Cascade Laser Arrays for High-Power Applications
Award amount
$250,002Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2019-09-13
- Contract end date
- 2020-09-13
- UEI
- MDA4L3AJHNJ7
- Solicitation number
- 18.1
- Topic code
- N181-016
Research abstract
Significant progress has been made in recent years in improving the efficiency and output powers of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) in the mid-wavelength infrared wavelength range. In order to increase the power output of these devices, and simultaneously reduce the thermal management needs, innovative pathways such as development of broad area vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) could be beneficial. Such a laser has the potential to create a high power device with broad surface area for efficient cooling. This architecture also works well for two-dimensional array power scaling and for beam combination methods. Forward Photonics proposes to continue the development of novel high power QC-laser surface emitting lasers and arrays in this proposal.
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.
- Laser Magazine for Direct Diode Directed Energy Weapons
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Two-Dimensional Surface Emitting Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) Quantum Cascade Laser Arrays for High-Power Applications
- Two-Dimensional Surface Emitting Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) Interband Cascade Laser Arrays for High-Power Applications
- Two-Dimensional Surface Emitting Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) Quantum Cascade Laser Arrays for High-Power Applications
- Two-Dimensional Surface Emitting Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) Quantum Cascade Laser Arrays for High-Power Applications
Research funding history
23 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2013–2025). Reported award amounts total $14,481,880. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense