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Compact Laser Drivers for Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches (16-RD-863)

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Contract: HDTRA1-17-P-0012
Agency Tracking Number: T16A-004-0002
Amount: $149,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: DTRA16A-004
Solicitation Number: 2016.0
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2016
Award Year: 2017
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2017-03-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2018-01-14
Small Business Information
4401 Dayton-Xenia Road
Dayton, OH 45432
United States
DUNS: 074689217
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr. Amarendra Rai
 Senior Research Scientist
 (937) 426-6900
 arai@ues.com
Business Contact
 Rick Weddle
Phone: (937) 426-6900
Email: rweddle@ues.com
Research Institution
 Idaho State University
 Dr. Nina Joshi
 (937) 426-6900
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

Compact Electromagnetic Pulse Module (EMP) capable of being arranged in series-parallel planar or cylindrical arrays is needed to simulate nuclear weapon effects. High gain optically triggered photoconductive semiconductor switches (PCSS) based on Gallium arsenide (GaAs) with low timing jitter enables the development of planar or phased arrays of modular EMP or High Power Microwave (HPM) sources. In a prior project, a EMP module based on UESs GaAs PCSS that fit within a 1 meter cube was designed and demonstrated at L3 Applied Technologies (L3AT). In this project, UES, Idaho State University and L3AT teamed up to design compact pulse charging and laser triggering systems adequate to drive an EMP array module. The pulse charging system will be designed for charging a 1 nFd capacitor to 100 kV in <10 S. The laser trigger system will deliver 300 J of 840-880 nm light uniformly to a 1.5 cm by 2 cm switch area with <0.3 ns 1 s timing jitter.

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