Efficient Tm-Fiber-Pumped Ho:YLF Laser System for Coherent LIDAR Applications

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Branch: N/A

Contract: NNX09CB27C

Agency Tracking Number: 074692

Amount: $599,962.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: S1.01

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: 2007

Award Year: 2009

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-12-18

Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2011-06-30

Small Business Information

Q-PEAK INCORPORATED

135 South Road

Bedford, MA 01730-2307

United States

DUNS: 061931676

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Alex Dergachev
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (781) 275-9535
Email: dergachev@qpeak.com

Business Contact

Name: B. David Green
Title: President and CEO
Phone: (978) 689-0003
Email: green@psicorp.com

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

The primary objective of the proposed Phase II program is to develop and deliver a ruggedized, compact single-frequency 2050-nm-laser system suitable for coherent LIDAR applications. Such a system uses the latest Tm:silica heavily-doped fiber technology to provide as much as 3X efficiency improvement over existing systems. An all-amplifier technology provides flexibility and stability in the generation of coherent lidar waveforms. The hybrid fiber/bulk amplifier scheme allows to combine the advantage of high small-signal gain attainable in a fiber amplifier with the advantages of a bulk crystal amplifier such as high storage efficiency, immunity to various non-linear processes and damage-free operation for pulse generation.

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Efficient Tm-Fiber-Pumped Ho:YLF Laser System for Coherent LIDAR Applications