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High-Power Vertical-Cavity Laser Diode Arrays for Fiber Lasers

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W9113M-09-C-0010
Agency Tracking Number: A082-139-1281
Amount: $119,926.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A08-139
Solicitation Number: 2008.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2008
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-11-19
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2009-05-19
Small Business Information
4160 Market St., Suite 6
Ventura, CA 93003
United States
DUNS: 145925520
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Michael MacDougal
 Vice-President
 (805) 642-4645
 macdougal@aeriusphotonics.com
Business Contact
 Jonathan Geske
Title: President
Phone: (805) 642-4645
Email: geske@aeriusphotonics.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Aerius Photonics proposes to develop a fiber-pump module built upon an array of VCSELs emitting over 200W at either 975 nm or 798 nm. Aerius principals have been designing and fabricating VCSELs for over 15 years, developing them first for data communications, and more recently, for high-power applications. Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are processed on wafers from wafer growth through to device testing. After wafer-level screening, they are diced, and the arrays are mounted on a single carrier via a single solder interface. The reduction in solder interfaces also improves the reliability of the arrays. In addition, VCSELs emit a circularly symmetric beam which requires simpler optics for fiber coupling. The overall result is that VCSEL arrays are inherently less costly, and have a smaller size and weight, while delivering equivalent powers.

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