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Spectrally Tailored High Efficiency Long Wave Pumps for Eye-Safe Solid-State Lasers
Award last edited on: 11/2/2007

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Army
Total Award Amount
$1,392,743
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
A04-049
Principal Investigator
Jeffrey Ungar

Company Information

QPC Lasers (AKA: QPC~Quintessence Photonics Corporation)

15632 Roxford Street
Sylmar, CA 91342
   (818) 986-0000
   info@qpclasers.com
   www.qpclasers.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 28
County: Los Angeles

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2005
Phase I Amount
$119,992
Diode arrays in the 1500 nm band are important pump sources for very low photon-energy-deficit pumping of eye-safe lasers. The power output, power efficiency and pump absorption of commercially offered arrays in this band are not as high as 800-1000 nm diodes. By using innovative laser array designs, we plan to develop diodes with output powers and conversion/absorption efficiencies as high as short-wave pump arrays

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2006
Phase II Amount
$1,272,751
We will deveop high power, high efficiency pump diode arrays operating at 1532 nm for pumping eye-safe lasers. These arrays incorporate frequency selective elements to narrow the spectrum and optimize absorption, and have special epitaxial designs that maintain high efficiency at high temperatures and output powers.

Keywords:
Eye-Safe, High Power Pump Arrays, Narrow Spectrum, High Reliability