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Eyesafe Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Source for Laser Ranging

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: W9113M-06-C-0102
Agency Tracking Number: 053-1086
Amount: $99,924.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: MDA05-013
Solicitation Number: 2005.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-03-07
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2006-09-07
Small Business Information
135 South Road
Bedford, MA 01730
United States
DUNS: 061931676
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Yelena Isyanova
 Principal Research Scientist
 (781) 275-9535
 isyanova@qpeak.com
Business Contact
 Peter Moulton
Title: Vice President/CTO
Phone: (781) 275-9535
Email: moulton@qpeak.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Q-Peak, Inc. proposes to develop a ~2-ns pulse, high-power, 10-kHz repetition rate, 1504-nm source based on the combination of an efficient, high-power, diode-pumped Nd:YLF master oscillator - power amplifier (MOPA) system and a double-pumped, KTA crystal-based optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for laser ranging applications. The overall goal of the program is to design and build a short-pulse, single-frequency source with average power of 100 W. In the Phase I effort we propose to design and build a short-pulse diode-pumped, Q-switched, Nd:YLF oscillator and a double-pass amplifier based on our multipass slab design generating >15 W of average power at a 10 kHz pulse rate. The Phase I effort will also include analysis and preliminary design of the entire two-channel MOPA and the OPO converter to the eyesafe wavelength range. A prototype system suitable for application as an airborne Lidar Transmitter will be built and delivered to MDA at the end of the Phase II program.

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