
High-Reliability IRCM Supercontinuum Laser with Fiber for Transporting over 10m on an AircraftAward last edited on: 6/28/2010
Sponsored Program
SBIRAwarding Agency
DOD : AFTotal Award Amount
$98,004Award Phase
1Solicitation Topic Code
AF093-212Principal Investigator
Michael J FreemanCompany Information
Omni Sciences Inc
9477 North Territorial Road Suite 120
Dexter, MI 48130
Dexter, MI 48130
(734) 424-9350 |
omnigeneral@omnisciinc.com |
www.omnisciinc.com |
Location: Single
Congr. District: 07
County: Washtenaw
Congr. District: 07
County: Washtenaw
Phase I
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Phase I year
2010Phase I Amount
$98,004Benefit:
Omni Sciences intends to be an OEM supplier of mid-infrared lasers for military and civilian applications. Particular applications that benefit from mid-infrared super-continuum sources include IRCM and chemical sensing, and both applications have significant markets. For example, the laser portion of the market for IRCM protection is estimated to be $3B for US military fixed and rotary winged aircraft and $680M for US commercial airlines. Also, the worldwide chemical agent detector revenues are forecast to grow from $282M in 2007. Other markets that can be served by the mid-infrared laser technology include bio-medical diagnostics and therapeutics, particularly in dermatology and cardiology. The MIRSCL light source would provide the Air Force with a low-cost, light-weight, highly reliable platform for implementing an innovative IRCM architecture that effectively places a decoy heat signature at less vulnerable locations on an aircraft, such as the tips of the wings. In the proposed program, the MIRSCL wall-plug efficiency will be increased by a factor of 2-3x, the SC generation fiber will also serve as a transmission fiber over distances of more than 10m, and the output power will be increased by spatially multiplexing a number of MIRSCL outputs. The result will be a MIRSCL prototype with power, bandwidth and form factor appropriate for aircraft and that can operate within the electrical and physical limits available aboard military aircraft.
Keywords:
Supercontinuum, Infrared Countermeasures, Fiber Laser, Mid-Infrared Laser, Nonlinear Fiber Optics
Phase II
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