Acquisition of High-Power Femtosecond Ti:Sapphire Laser System for Ultrafast Spectroscopy for Stand-off Detection of Explosive Devices
Abstract
This proposal is a request for acquisition of high energy, high average power Ti:sapphire laser systemwith extended tunability and unprecedented stability to facilitate and further expand the researchactivities of the DOD funded project (Title: Ultrafast Spectroscopy for Stand~off Detection of ExplosiveDevices, ONR Grant No. N00014~16~1~2578, Program Manager: Dr. Joong Kim). Texas A&M Institute forQuantum Science and Engineering generously agreed to provide$250,000 in matching fundsdemonstrating its strong commitment to this research thrust. The original proposal was focused ondeveloping new approaches to real~time detection of explosives, based on remote atmosphericsuperradiance and lasing, and stand~off coherent Raman spectroscopy. All those innovations heavilyrely on nonlinear optical interactions, which, in turn, are greatly enhanced through the employment ofhigher energy laser pulses. In simple words, a factor of10 of energy increase, affordable with a new lasersystem, will translate into a factor of 1,000 of improvement in sensitivity of coherent Raman scatteringproposed for stand~off detection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 03, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141712330
Entities
People
- Alexei Sokolov
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Texas A&M University
- United States Navy