SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: The development of laser standoff detection systems for toxic gases is proposed. The syste
SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $70,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- 2010.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- NM
- Period
- 2011-02-09
Description
The development of laser standoff detection systems for toxic gases is proposed. The systems will use new broadly tunable distributed feedback (DFB) lasers operating in the mid-infrared spectral region. The laser technology has already demonstrated a capability for significant wavelength tuning. The Phase I effort will focus on modeling the laser performance with the objective of extending the laser tuning range. A design will be developed for DFB lasers to be fabricated in Phase II. A standoff detection DIAL system will also be designed in Phase I to be used in a Phase II technology demonstration, targeting the remote measurement of selected toxic gases.