Advalue Photonics, Inc. SBIR Phase II Award, December 2021

A SBIR Phase II contract was awarded to Advalue Photonics in December, 2021 for $793,670.0 USD from the U.S. Department of Defense and United States Navy.

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SBIR/STTR Awards

SBIR/STTR Award attributes

SBIR/STTR Award Recipient

Advalue Photonics

Government Agency

U.S. Department of Defense

Government Branch

United States Navy

Award Type

SBIR0

Contract Number (US Government)

N68936-22-C-00100

Award Phase

Phase II0

Award Amount (USD)

793,6700

Date Awarded

December 9, 2021

End Date

December 12, 2023

Abstract

In this proposal we propose a new method in fabricating a chalcogenide amplifier that amplifies directly in the MWIR with high slope-efficiency, diffraction limited beam quality and provide a pathway to high output powers. This next generation high performing amplifier will specifically be developed for amplifications of QCL’s to suit the needs of naval infrared applications. During Phase II we will optimize the glass composition designs, simulate the power amplifier performance, develop planar waveguide, demonstrate and characterize amplifiers, provide the amplification power-scaling results for high power Mid-IR lasers.