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In this SBIR effort we will develop a high-power, high-speed photodiode (PD) receiver optimized for operation at 1 micron wavelength based on collaboration with Dr. J.C. Campbells research group at the UVA. Demand of such photonic receiver arose from the urgent need of high performance microwave photonic links that replace the conventional metal cables for better SWaP, immunity to EMI and broader ...

High pulse energy, high repetition rate, tunable, narrowband sources are needed for optical pumping of mid-infrared gas laser converters. The source needs continuous tunability over the 1-3 micron band to access different overtone bands in various gaseous gain media. Due to the need for diode pumping of the source, efficiency is critical to minimizing diode costs. Our approach is efficient gene ...

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nLIGHT proposes the development of a 10 kW power amplifier with a predicted power conversion efficiency of approximately 45%. The 10 kW power amplifier will be based on nLIGHT's high power, high efficiency, narrow-linewidth fiber coupled lasers diode modules. We will utilize custom fused fiber combiners to combine the pump modules in an efficient manner, enabling the pumping of next-generatio ...

nLIGHT will develop a novel fused fiber combiner capable of accepting standard-sized active fibers. This"over-sleeve"combiner is designed to leave the active fiber undisturbed, allowing for counter propagation pumping of the laser amplifier, while efficiently coupling multiple kilowatts of power into the active fiber.

"The Army has indicated significant need for lightweight, heavy fuel engines for use in a wide variety of battlefield missions. The Catalytic Ignition System (SmartPlugTM) developed and patented by Automotive Resources, Inc. (ARI) promises to fulfill theArmy's "One Fuel Forward" requirement without the need for replacing the gasoline engine with a new engine design. ARI had demonstrated the abilit ...

The primary objective of this proposal is twofold. The first is to investigate theoretically and experimentally acoustic, electrical, and geometric parameters of 1.5-D ultrasound transducer array. The modeling and simulations of the arrays of various geometry, center frequencies, and acoustic materials will be performed, analyzed and optimized. The optimization criteria will be the best achieva ...

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Rincon Research Corporation (RRC) has developed a low-cost passive Radio Frequency (RF)- based system that generates high-accuracy tracking observations using the RF signals broadcast by active satellites. RRC has demonstrated that this system can track a

Rincon Research Corporation (RRC) has developed a low-cost passive-RF-based system that generates high-accuracy tracking observations using the RF signals broadcast by active satellites. In Phase I, RRC demonstrated that this system can track active deep-space satellites 24x7 in all weather, that it can distinguish closely spaced objects (CSOs) by their different RF emissions, and that the resulti ...