SBIR-STTR Award

Over the past several years, AdValue Photonics has developed a proprietary fiber laser technology, enabling >1mJ pulse energy generation of transform-limited-linewidth laser pulses from all-fiber-format robust laser systems at multiple wavelength bands (1µm, 1.55µm, and 2µm). In this SBIR program, we will develop an eye-safe all-fiber laser illuminator for coherent 3D imaging and vibration imaging, which will be able to emit well-tailored laser pulses of transform-limited linewidth with >1mJ of pulse energy at a rep rate of > 10kHz. At the end of this SBIR program, we’ll demonstrate an eye-safe all-fiber mJ-pulse-energy laser illuminator with a maximum average output power more than

Over the past several years, AdValue Photonics has developed a proprietary fiber laser technology, enabling >1mJ pulse energy generation of transform-limited-linewidth laser pulses from all-fiber-format robust laser systems at multiple wavelength bands (1um, 1.55um, and 2um). In this SBIR program, we will develop an Er-doped fiber laser illuminator, generating well-tailored laser pulses at the eye-safe 1.55um with transform-limited linewidth and multiple-mJ of pulse energy at a rep rate of > 10kHz, which is not available on the market, but can be an enabling commercial solution to a variety of coherent LiDAR applications at a long standoff distance. This SBIR Phase II program will focus on demonstrating and prototyping such an all-fiber multi-mJ-energy coherent pulsed laser at 1.55um, which would benefit the DAF customers and our existing commercial customer – Lockheed Martin Corporation for a wide range of coherent LiDAR applications (see the support letters from Lockheed Martin Corporation)