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Nd:GGG Adhesive-Free Bonding to enable 100kW Heat Capacity Laser for Ground and Air Based Missile Defense Systems

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: DASG60-02-P-0078
Agency Tracking Number: 02-0792
Amount: $69,315.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
6551 Sierra Lane
Dublin, CA 94568
United States
DUNS: 808141931
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Helmuth Meissner
 Chairman of the Board
 (925) 833-1969
 hmeissner@onyxoptics.com
Business Contact
 Oliver Meissner
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (925) 833-1969
Email: omeissner@onyxoptics.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Onyx Optics herein seeks SBIR funding to further its efforts related to GGG Adhesive-Free Bonding (AFB) for the 100kW Heat Capacity Laser program. To date efforts have focused on AFB of parasitic absorbing Cr4+:GGG claddings onto a central Nd:GGG slab. Thework being proposed here also would evaluate edge-bonding of Nd:GGG to itself to facilitate larger size crystals than currently able to be grown by crystal growth techniques, in order to satisfy the slab size requirements for the Heat Capacity Laserprogram. Bonding interface behavior for GGG is not yet fully understood and not reproducible for large (6" x 2") cross sections. Some of the AFB interfaces produced to date have been acceptable for cladding architectures, but not for edge-bonding of Nd:GGGto make crystals larger than currently can be grown.The principal objective is to meet the requirements of the Heat Capacity Laser program for final-sized clad composite amplifier plates. Onyx AFB is expected to enable the most compact possible Heat Capacity Laser design, in order that such a system may bedeployed in airborne missile defense systems such as ABL and UAV, as well as ground-based systems. Completion of a Phase I & II SBIR on this subject would enable a reliable supply of AFB GGG slab components of sufficient size and quality, to satisfy the design requirements of the Heat Capacity Laser program.

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