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A high repetition rate mid infrared laser (3-5 microns) capable of providing multispectral output covering all bands used by infrared missile would make a solid state laser based IRCM system a potentially attractive replacement for black body infrared jammers. We propose a novel laser concept that can provide the desired spectral output at repetition rates exceeding the current state-of-the-art. W ...

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Epitaxial growth of the aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) material system by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) has been hindered by the lack of a suitable nitrogen source. The deposition of AlGaN at typical MBE growth temperatures results in nitrogen deficient films that suffer from low growth rates and high n-type background carrier concentrations. This problem has recently been addressed in MBE by inc ...

Silicon carbide (SiC) is the ideal semiconductor for fabrication of solid state devices for power conditioning for the all-electric airplane, turbine engine actuators, and space-based power systems. These applications require switches and amplifiers capable of large currents with relatively low voltage drops. The potential for improved performance is indicated by SiC's material characteristics. Fo ...

Many applications exit for tunable laser light in the mid-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, located in the wavelength range from 1.3-5 microns. Cygnus Laser Corporation intends to conduct a rigorous research and development program in the field of compact, highly reliable, tunable single-frequency optical parametric oscillators. We believe we have already demonstrated the feasibilit ...

The compound 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) has been called the most toxic compound known to man. 2,3,7,8-TCDD is globally distributed but is found in high concentration at many hazardous waste sites associated with the production and use of chlorinated pesticides/herbicides. Traditionally, contaminated soils have been excavated and transported off site to a hazardous waste incine ...

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This proposal consists of a program for the deveopment of a technology to use an unconventional material as projectiles, warheads and fragmentation dvices in weapons systems. Some research on the use of this material as projectiles has been accomplished with private funds. However, due to the unavailability of mechanisms to propoel larger projectiles onto target materials, testing has been limited ...

Solicitation AF93-035 requires the development of innovative concepts for increasing the warfighting capabilities of the Air Force command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) investigation. The proposed effort addresses the establishment of planar (N4) and volume (N5) "smart" global (multi-dimensional) optical interconnects for digital optoelectronic computing hardware. The purpose of ...