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Single Frequency Lasers for Space-Based Wind and Aerosol Lidar

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
88115 		Program Year/Program:
2009 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
074730 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Fibertek, Inc.
13605 Dulles Technology Drive Herndon, VA -
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Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2009
Title: Single Frequency Lasers for Space-Based Wind and Aerosol Lidar
Agency: NASA
Contract: NNX09CB26C
Award Amount: $898,548.00
 

Abstract:

Stable, single-frequency cw lasers operating at 2 ýým and at 1064/532/355 nm are needed in a number of lidar systems that are being planned for NASA airborne and space-based lidar systems. These include the following. 1. Direct Detection Doppler Wind Lidar systems that operate at 355 nm. 2. Coherent Wind Lidar systems that operate at 2 ýým. 3. High Spectral Resolution Lidar systems that operate at 1064/532/355/nm. 4. Ozone DIAL systems. At least two missions that have been recommended by the NRC Earth Science Decadal Survey will need the technology that we propose to develop. These are the 3D-Winds mission and the ACE (Aerosol/Clouds/Ecosystems) mission. In our Phase 1 SBIR we successfully completed proof of principle demonstrations of the desired cw single-frequency lasers. Our approach for the 2 ýým source was a compact linear resonator that demonstrated 65 mW of single frequency output compared to a goal of 20 mW. Our approach for the 1064/532/355 nm source was intracavity second and third harmonic generation in a compact 1064 nm ring laser that demonstrated simultaneous single-frequency outputs of 520 mW at 1064 nm, 240 mW at 532 nm, and 1.9 mW at 355 nm. The goal was > 1 mW at 355 nm. For Phase 2 we propose to build more hardened engineering demonstration units of the lasers, to develop electronics that could be readily transitioned to radiation hardened designs, and to demonstrate a frequency locking module for the 1064/532/355 nm source. We expect both lasers to be at a TRL of 5 at the completion of the Phase 2 work.

Principal Investigator:

Floyd D. Hovis
Principal Investigator
7034717671
fhovis@fibertek.com

Business Contact:

Floyd Hovis
Assistant Vice President
7039563626
fhovis@fibertek.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Fibertek, Inc.
510 Herndon Parkway Herndon, VA 20170

EIN/Tax ID: 541255705
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Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No