EFFICIENT NEAR-INFRARED AND INFRARED LASERS PUMPED AND CONTROLLED BY OPTICAL SPIN POLARIZATION, AND WAVEFRONT PHASE MANIPULATION FOR FAR AND NEAR-FIELD IMAGING AND FREE SPACE COMMUNICATIONS
Abstract
This proposal is submitted to Dr. John W. Luginsland, Program Officer for the Laser and Optical Physics Program of AFOSR. The overriding goal of the proposed effort is to provide new lasers and optical amplifiers having properties superior to those available at present in either solid state or gas phase systems (i.e., scalability with enhanced efficiencies and improved thermal properties, in particular). A secondary motivation is to demonstrate systems and optical components providing previously unavailable capability for far-field imaging and optical communications with laser beams that are speckle-free or having an arbitrary phase-front suitable for secure communications or sensing. It is expected that the success of the proposed program will yield both near-infrared and mid-infrared oscillators and amplifiers, thereby providing the Air Force with directed energy, target designation, imaging, and communications capabilities not available currently.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 20, 2023
- Source ID
- FA95502210326
Entities
People
- J. G. Eden
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign