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Phase-Locked Array of Solid-State Lasers (PLASS)
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9451-06-M-0078
Agency Tracking Number: O053-D04-1011
Amount:
$99,971.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
OSD05-D04
Solicitation Number:
2005.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2005
Award Year:
2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
2006-02-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
2007-02-15
Small Business Information
2572 White Road
Irvine, CA
92614
United States
DUNS:
188465819
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Vladimir Markov
Title: VP/ Director Applied Optics Group
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: vmarkov@metrolaserinc.com
Title: VP/ Director Applied Optics Group
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: vmarkov@metrolaserinc.com
Business Contact
Name: Cecil Hess
Title: President
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: cecilh@metrolaserinc.com
Title: President
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: cecilh@metrolaserinc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
A new approach for multi-channel solid-state laser beam combining is proposed based on optical phase conjugation in a coupled-cavity laser configuration. The proposed scheme allows automatic synchronization of the channels' mutual coherency, thereby achieving maximum efficiency of combined beam oscillation with simultaneous compensation of introduced aberrations. It is proposed to use the laser medium as the nonlinear medium for FWM OPC due to its spatially inhomogeneous saturation in the interference field of the interacting beams. The proposed configuration allows scaling the laser system to the multi-kilowatt power level.
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