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Solid-State Ceramic Laser Material for Remote Sensing of Ozone Using Nd:Yttria

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
68914 		Program Year/Program:
2006 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
034302 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Brimrose Corporation of America
19 Loveton Circle Hunt Valley Loveton Center Sparks, MD 21152-9201
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2006
Title: Solid-State Ceramic Laser Material for Remote Sensing of Ozone Using Nd:Yttria
Agency: NASA
Contract: NNL06AA21C
Award Amount: $599,993.00
 

Abstract:

In Phase II we will develop transparent Nd:Yttria ceramic laser materials that can operate at 914 nm and 946 nm suitable for applications in ozone LIDAR systems. We will strive to further optimize Nd:Yttria ceramics with a focus on improving the overall transmission of the material as well as optimizing the Nd dopant concentration. The goal is to develop Nd: Yttria laser materials with high figure-of-merit (FOM) that do not suffer from Nd concentration quenching. We will investigate Nd:Yttria ceramics as solid-state laser materials. Initial testing will be done at the primary emission wavelength of 1.07 ?m. Laser performance studies will be based on pulsed, quasi-cw, and cw end-pumping schemes. We will also develop the Nd: Y2O3 ceramics for laser applications at 914 nm and 946 nm. The optimized ceramic materials developed will be used for laser experiments at 914nm and 946nm. Initial experiments will be carried out at reduced temperature (77K). After successful demonstration of low-temperature lasing at 914nm/946nm, the possibility of efficient lasing at higher temperatures (up to 300K) will be explored. Different laser designs will be employed including end-pumping schemes and the thin-disk laser configuration.

Principal Investigator:

Sudhir B. Trivedi
Principal Investigator
4106885800
strivedi@brimrose.com

Business Contact:

Diane C. Murray
Business Official
5123032362
dibrim@aol.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Brimrose Corp of America
5024 Campbell Blvd., Suite E Baltimore, MD 21236

EIN/Tax ID: 521210230
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No