LASER OPERATIONS LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: MDA20-004

LASER OPERATIONS LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$149,753
Agency
Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
MDA20-004
Solicitation
20.2
NAICS
Place of performance
CA
Period
2020-12-28 → 2021-06-30

Description

Fiber-lasers are much less efficient than direct diode lasers because of photon energy defects and coupling losses, but low power-per-emitter, poor beam quality and uncontrolled spectra precludes the direct use of diodes in directed-energy lasers. We will apply our Master Oscillator Power Amplifier technology to the fabrication of highly efficient, reliable, diffraction-limited, single-frequency diodes with tens of Watts per emitter and which are suitable for beam combining. Approved for Public Release | 20-MDA-10643 (3 Dec 20)