SA PHOTONICS, LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: DTRA19B-001
SA PHOTONICS, LLC — STTR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $1,099,688
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase II
- Topic
- DTRA19B-001
- Solicitation
- 19.B
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2021-12-02 → 2023-12-02
Description
Improving the effectiveness of counter-WMD operations requires improved understanding of weapon-target interaction. Specifically, time-resolved measurements of temperature and composition are required to allow temporal evolution of a detonation fireball. To address this need, SA Photonics will develop MONITOR, a laser-based temperature diagnostic which will enable wide dynamic range temperature measurements. In particular, we will develop and implement a novel measurement technique based on absorption spectroscopy, probing concentrations of species including metal oxides, water and hydrocarbons in the visible and infrared regions. A suite of fiber-based broadband laser sources will be developed to enable single pulse spectroscopy at MHz repetition rates.