FREEDOM PHOTONICS LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF211-CSO1
FREEDOM PHOTONICS LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $49,991
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF211-CSO1
- Solicitation
- X21.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2021-04-16 → 2021-07-19
Description
Application of High Energy Lasers (HELs) as Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) is an area of strategic importance to the US Air Force, yet there are some technical barriers remaining that hinder the practical insertion of this technology into military platforms. In particular, the size, weight, and power consumption (SWAP) of Diode Laser Pump Modules (DLPMs) for HELs need to be significantly reduced. Also, DEW deployment in aircraft and rotorcraft necessitates DLPM operation at high temperature (50 C), consistent with the liquid coolant temperature available in those platforms. Such high temperature DLPMs are not commercially available at this time. To fill this critical gap, Freedom Photonics (FP) and its team member Teledyne Scientific Company (TSC) propose to mature and transition their existing high temperature semiconductor diode laser pump technology, a key enabling technology for HEL systems. This technology is based on high temperature, high performance GaAs-based diodes and advanced cooling solutions, integrated together in low-SWAP fiber-coupled packages.