Compact Infrared Grating Laser

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Missile Defense Agency

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 19642

Amount: $50,000.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1993

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

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

Small Business Information

CENTER FOR REMOTE SENSING, INC.

Po Box 9244

Mclean, VA 22102

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Suman Ganguly
Phone: (703) 848-0800

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

A THEORETICAL PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE A COMPACT, LOW-VOLTAGE INFRARED GRATING LASER WITH MULTI-KILOWATT OUPUT CAPABILITY. THE RADIATION IS GENERATED BY THE PASSAGE OF AN ANNULAR BEAM OF ELECTRONS THROUGH A COAXIAL PAIR OF CONDUCTORS, THE INNER CONDUCTOR BEING A CORRUGATED CYLINDER WHICH FORMS THE GRATING. THE ELECTRON BEAM IS GUIDED BY AN AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE OPTICAL RESONATOR AND OF THE ELECTRON BEAM ARE LARGER THAN THE OPERATING WAVELENGTH, THUS PERMITTING HIGH POWER OPERATION. THREE ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THIS PROPOSAL. FIRST, THE QUALITY OF THE ELECTRON BEAM REQUIRED TO GENERATE INFRARED RADIATION. SECOND, THE DESIGN OF A LOW-LOSS, FREQUENCY- SELECTIVE GRATING BASED INFRARED RESONATOR. FINALLY, THE EFFECT OF MODE COMPETITION IN THE MULTIWAVE SYSTEM ON THE EFFICIENCY AND OUTPUT MODE PURITY.

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