TeraDiode, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: The diode pumped alkali laser (DPAL) allows for a potentially scalable approach towards a
TeraDiode, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $99,957
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- 2011.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2012-02-15
Description
The diode pumped alkali laser (DPAL) allows for a potentially scalable approach towards a MW-class high energy laser system. By using an alkali vapor gain medium, one overcomes the intrinsic thermo-optical limitations of more conventional diode-pumped solid state laser (DPSSL) media. High spectral brightness diode pump sources are proposed by TeraDiode as the enabling element for efficient, kW-class DPAL systems. We propose to develop a compact, narrow-bandwidth, high-power diode laser pump for DPALs.