FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: N112-089

FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$1,149,980
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
Topic
N112-089
Solicitation
2011.2
NAICS
Place of performance
MA
Period
2017-06-22 → 2018-12-20

Description

TeraDiode will design and build an unprecedented ultra-high-brightness mid-infrared laser based on quantum cascade lasers (QLCs) using its proprietary wavelength beam combination technology (WBC). Only WBC will allow for the combination of multiple diffraction limited QCLs into a nearly diffraction limited common beam. The laser generated here will also have the following desirable attributes: 1) fully modulate-able output, 2) environmentally cooled by direct expansion, 3) coupled output into a high brightness output fiber, 4) designed and tested for environmental and vibration needs.