SA PHOTONICS, LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: DTRA19B-001
SA PHOTONICS, LLC — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
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- Amount
- $162,496
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- DTRA19B-001
- Solicitation
- 19.B
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2019-12-30 → 2020-10-30
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 that 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 diatomic radical species including metal oxides and iodine vapor in the visible spectrum. A high power fiber-based visible broadband laser source will be developed to enable single pulse spectroscopy at MHz repetition rates.