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VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER MODULES FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATION AND SIGNAL PROCESSING

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 15610
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2950 Ne 84th Lane
Blaine, MN 55434
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr M Asif Khan
 Principal Investigator
 (612) 784-4995
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS ARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT AT SEVERAL U.S. LABS WHICH CONSIST OF A GAAS/ALGAAS QUANTUM WELL FABRY-PEROT CAVITY SANDWICHED BETWEEN N AND P DOPED HIGH REFLECTIVITY SEMICONDUCTOR MIRRORS (GAAS/ALGAAS QUARTER WAVE STACKS). OUR PHASE I RESEARCH PROVES THE FEASIBLITY OF UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE ELECTRIC ADDRESSABILITY OF THESE SURFACE EMITTING LASERS. FOR ADDRESSING A (MXN) SEL MATRIX OUR APPROACH REDUCES THE PINOUT NUMBER TO (M+N). WE THEREFORE PROVIDE THE KEY INNOVATION NEEDED FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SEL MATRICES WITH PIXEL DENSITIES IN EXCESS OF 1000, IN DIVERSE AREAS SUCH AS OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, LASER DISPLAYS, COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS. A 3X3 MATRIX ADDRESSABLE SEL DEVICE WAS FORMED IN THE PHASE I TO SERVE AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT. IN PHASE II WE WILL FABRICATE AND PACKAGE MUCH LARGER MATRICES (100X100) WITH INTEGRATED PHOTODETECTORS AND TEST MARKET THEM.

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