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High Efficient Volume Holographic Elements for High Power Lasers

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 		Award ID:
68710 		Program Year/Program:
2004 / STTR
Agency Tracking Number:
00ST1-0046 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
OptiGrate Corp.
3267 Progress Drive Orlando, FL -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2004
Title: High Efficient Volume Holographic Elements for High Power Lasers
Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA
Contract: W31P4Q-04-C-R157
Award Amount: $0.00
 

Abstract:

In Phase I, LPTI proved f the concept of high efficiency narrow-band mirror in photo-thermo-refractive glass (PTRG) for high power Nd:YAG laser. In Phase II, a number of photo-thermo-refractive diffractive optical elements (PTR HOEs) including both reflecting and transmitting volume gratings, will be fabricated for different types of high power lasers, and high power beam control will be demonstrated. A technology of PTRG blanks up to 25 mm,e25 mm,e5 mm with the refractive index fluctuations less than 2,e10-5 (20 ppm), an induced refractive index greater than 1000 ppm, and a photosensitivity greater than 1 ppm mJ 1 cm2 will be developed. A setup for the recording of PTR HOEs with 12 mm diameter and variations of diffraction across the aperture less than 10% will be designed, constructed, and tested. The effect of glass technology and holographic processing on insertion losses and laser-induced damage will be studied. The narrow-band diffractive mirrors and deflectors for different types of high power lasers will be made with the following parameters: diameter up to 12 mm, diffraction efficiency greater that 90 %, thermal stability up to 400¿XC, laser stability in CW mode up to 100 kW/cm2, for 10 ns pulses up to 10 J/cm2.

Principal Investigator:

Vadim Smirnov
Research Scientist
4076172869
vadim@l-p-tech.com

Business Contact:

Leonid Glebov
President
3214384639
leon@l-p-tech.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

LIGHT PROCESSING & TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4028 Laurel Branch Lane Orlando, FL 32817

EIN/Tax ID: 522197299
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
Research Institution Information:
University of Central Florida/CREOL
P.O. Box 162700
Orlando, FL 32816
Contact: Mary Stanley
Contact Phone: (407) 823-2836
RI Type: Nonprofit college or university