CORCORAN ENGINEERING, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: A16-099
CORCORAN ENGINEERING, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $999,963
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- A16-099
- Solicitation
- 16.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2019-01-22 → 2021-01-22
Description
The goal of this project is to develop a power-scalable laser source in the Mid-Wave InfraRed (MWIR) range based on QCL laser technology. The main thrust will focus on power scaling using a simple passive coherent beam combination technique. Scaling the output power of a single laser diode element beyond a few Watts presents a daunting challenge as phenomena such as catastrophic optical damage or heat dissipation typically limit the maximum power that a laser diode can generate. Use of passive coherent beam combination allows circumventing such limitations and scale the output power by simply adding more single elements, while maintaining a diffraction-limited beam quality and the simplicity of laser diodes.