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780 nm Single-Frequency Laser Source for High Spectral Resolution Lidar

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNX16CS65P
Agency Tracking Number: 155573
Amount: $125,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: S1.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2016
Award Year: 2016
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2016-06-10
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2016-12-09
Small Business Information
9030 South Rita Road
Tucson, AZ 85747-9102
United States
DUNS: 000000000
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Xiushan Zhu
 Senior Optical Scientist
 (520) 799-7470
 xzhu@npphotonics.com
Business Contact
 Linda Schadler
Title: Business Official
Phone: (520) 405-9826
Email: lindaschadler@npphotonics.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

High energy narrow-linewidth and frequency stable laser transmitter at 780 nm is in great demand for the development of low-cost, compact, and eye-safe high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) for accurate aerosol and cloud profiling and distinguishing among different aerosol types. NP Photonics proposes to develop a 780 nm laser source capable of generating 20 mJ nanosecond pulses at a repetition rate of 10 kHz with wavelength tunability > 0.5 nm by use of our proprietary and mature highly doped short-length fiber amplifier technology and innovative Innoslab amplifier technology. The advantages of our proposed laser system include high reliability, narrow-linewidth, super stability, high spectral purity, robustness and compactness.

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