TUNABLE NARROWBAND LONG WAVE INFRARED LIGHT SOURCE

Award Information

Agency: National Science Foundation

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 27473

Amount: $299,859.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1997

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

INRAD

181 Legrand Ave

Northvale, NJ 07647

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Thomas Caughey
Phone: (201) 767-1910

Business Contact

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Research Institution

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Abstract

RESEARCHERS ARE DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, AND EVALUATING A 3-12 M NARROWBAND LIGHT SOURCE BASED ON AN OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR/OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER PAIR (OPO/OPA), CONSISTING OF ZNGEP2 CRYSTALS THAT ARE PUMPED BY A TUNABLE OPO. THE TUNABLE OPO, WHICH IS ITSELF PUMPED BY A ND:YAG LASER, PROVIDES A NOVEL METHOD NOT ONLY FOR PUMPING THE ZNGEP2 OPO, BUT FOR PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR TUNING AND FOR CHARACTERIZING IT. MEANS FOR NARROWING THE LINEWIDTH OF THE ZNGEP2 OPO ARE BEING EVALUATED. SINCE FEMTOSECOND AND PICOSECOND ND:YAG LASERS ARE AVAILABLE, THE SYSTEM CAN LEAD TO AN ULTRAFAST TUNABLE IR SOURCE. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL BASE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A LONG SOUGHT 3-12 MUM TUNABLE LASER SOURCE.

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TUNABLE NARROWBAND LONG WAVE INFRARED LIGHT SOURCE