Mid-IR, Power Scalable, Multi-Spectral Fiber Lasers for IRCM

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Navy	Award ID: 92665	Program Year/Program: 2009 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: N092-119-0844	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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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2009

Title: Mid-IR, Power Scalable, Multi-Spectral Fiber Lasers for IRCM

Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY

Contract: N68335-09-C-0461

Award Amount: $79,597.00

Abstract:
We propose to develop a power scalable, multi-spectral, fiber laser source, capable of simultaneous laser ourput in the mid-IR (2-5um) atmospheric propagation bands of interest. The fiber laser is based on non-silica oxide fibers being developed by Fibertek and its partners, and is optimized for both low loss in the mid-IR region, as well as for high non-linearity. This all-fiber architecture with multi-spectral laser output is enabled by directly writing multiple fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) in such mid-IR fibers, via femtosecond laser micromachining. Such mid-IR fiber laser sources will enable next generation IRCM countermeasures, both in laser source functionality, as well as enable distributed, conformal architecture of interest for various tactical aircraft platforms.

Principal Investigator:
Shantanu Gupta
Director, Fiber Optronics
7034717671
sgupta@fibertek.com

Business Contact:
Guy Beaghler
President
7034717671
gbeaghler@fibertek.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

FIBERTEK, INC.
510 Herndon Parkway Herndon, VA 20170

EIN/Tax ID: 541255705

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No