Solid-State Fundamental Mode Green Laser for Ocean Mine Detection

To address the Navy"s need for a solid state fundamental mode green laser for ocean mine detection, Lumany is proposing a compact, high efficiency, diode pumped solid state, q-switched laser based on novel laser diode pumps and a unique solid state crystal with excellent energy storage properties for high peak power, short pulsed green lasing output at 520nm from the fundamental mode. This proposed approach meets the program requirements by eliminating the need for second harmonic generation to achieve green laser emission, which is expensive, inefficient, bulky, and temperature sensitive. Lumany"s proposal leverages several prior related achievements, specifically in Lumany"s commercialization of the world"s first CW diode pumped solid state laser delivering visible light output from the fundamental mode. In addition to Lumany"s expertise in visible solid state laser technology, the proposing team includes Clemson University"s Professor Eric Johnson, the PalmettoNet Endowed Chair in Optoelectronics and his group at Clemson"s Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies. Additionally, the proposing team includes Soraa Laser Diode, the only commercial GaN laser diode manufacturer in the United States, founded by Professors Shuji Nakamura and Steve DenBaars of University of California, Santa Barbara.