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Cascaded Injection Locked Diode Laser Transmitter For Lidar Measurements

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
61770 		Program Year/Program:
2003 / STTR
Agency Tracking Number:
020055 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
AdvR Inc.
2310 University Way Building #1-1 Bozeman, MT -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2003
Title: Cascaded Injection Locked Diode Laser Transmitter For Lidar Measurements
Agency: NASA
Contract: NAS5-03071
Award Amount: $99,189.00
 

Abstract:

A lidar laser transmitter useful for profiling of clouds, aerosols, and differential absorption measurements of atmospheric trace constituents such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and ozone is proposed. The proposed laser transmitter is based on a master tunable external cavity diode laser (ECDL) used to injection lock a series of free running laser diodes (FRLD's). The FRDL's amplify the injected optical signal from the master ECDL so that the output of the laser transmitter maintains the tunability and narrow linewidth of the master ECDL. The amplified output signal of the laser transmitter is easily pulsed by modulating the drive current to the FRDL's. The innovative laser transmitter maintains the tunability and narrow linewidth of the master ECDL important for differential absorption lidar (DIAL) measurements while providing a pulsed amplified output. Cascading four injection locked FRDL's to a master ECDL can produce a peak power of 1W. An order of magnitude improvement in the signal to noise performance of a lidar system can be obtained using the cascaded injection locked laser transmitter compared to the state of the art pulsed flared amplifiers.

Principal Investigator:

Kevin Repasky
repasky@physics.montana.edu

Business Contact:

Phillip Battle
VP Technology
4065220388
battle@advr-inc.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

ADVR Inc
910 Technology Blvd Suite K Bozeman, MT 59718

EIN/Tax ID: 810521436
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
Research Institution Information:
Montana State University
Physics Dept. EPS 264
Bozeman, MT 59717
Contact: Kevin Repasky
Contact Phone: (406) 994-6082
RI Type: Nonprofit college or university