SBIR-STTR Award

Atomic Resonance Filter for Undersea Laser Communication
Award last edited on: 12/17/2009

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$99,874
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
N091-067
Principal Investigator
David R Scherer

Company Information

Physical Sciences Inc (AKA: PSI Technology~PLCC2 LLC)

20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810
   (978) 689-0003
   contact@psicorp.com
   www.psicorp.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 03
County: Essex

Phase I

Contract Number: N00014-09-M-0251
Start Date: 5/18/2009    Completed: 5/17/2010
Phase I year
2009
Phase I Amount
$99,874
The proposed Small Business Innovative Research Phase I program will develop a compact, efficient, narrowband optical filter for use in undersea laser communications. The active Mg atomic resonance filter will employ pump lasers in combination with a communications laser beam at 518 nm to drive Mg atoms in a vapor cell to an excited state, and monitor fluorescence from the excited state to deliver an efficient, narrow bandwidth method of light detection. The target application is a receiver link in a free-space laser communications system between airborne and undersea vehicles. During the Phase I program Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) will build a bench prototype of the active atomic resonance filter and characterize its operation at the communications wavelength in terms of bandwidth and efficiency. During the Phase II program PSI will draw on the experience of its wholly owned subsidiary, Q-Peak, to deliver a compact, deployable version of the optical filter for field testing in a marine environment. In the development beyond the Phase II program, PSI will team employ the expertise of Q-Peak in the area of high-power blue-green laser development for a complete system integration of an undersea laser communications link.

Keywords:
Submarine, Blue-Green, Undersea, Optical Filter, Magnesium, Laser Communication, 518 Nm, Atomic Resonance Filter,

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