Lasers for Defense
- Mid-IR High Power Laser Diodes for countermeasures
- Single Frequency Laser Diodes for Gas Sensing
- Ruggedized Laser diodes and modules for field of view illumination and target designation
- Full NATO STANAG 3733 Compliant Laser Designator
- Sub-ns DPSS lasers for portable lidar sensors
- ER: Glass Lasers for Active Night Vision Imaging
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- Quantum Cascade Lasers in the mid-IR wavelengths
- High-powered Fabry-Perot lasers (typically watt-level)
- 4.0µm, 4.6µm, 4.8µm, 9.x µm wavelengths
- High average power, wall-plug efficiency, and beam quality, making them ideally suited for countermeasures and other defense applications.
- Many gas molecules have strong absorption in the near-infrared region, for example; O2 at 760 nm, NH2 at 1512 nm, H2O at 1392 nm & 1877 nm, CH4 at 1654 nm, and CO2 at 2004 nm
- Wide variety of packages including a 14-pin butterfly with integrated TEC and optical isolator, a 14-pin butterfly with lens-ended butt-coupled fiber, or a free space package with TEC. Also available as an OEM module incorporating a built-in driver and TEC controller
Ruggedized Laser diodes and modules for field of view illumination and target designation
- Single-mode or multimode
- Wide range of wavelengths from ~400nm thru 2um
- Wide operating temperature range
- Standard or custom fiber-coupled and free space packages
- Excellent Pointing stability for long-distance or very precise measurements
- Small size and rugged shock-resistant design enable to mount the illuminator on small arms. Air-tight, dust and moist proof design allows to use the device under any atmospheric conditions within wide temperature range.
- Ultra compact a-thermal laser resonator
- Solid state technology for increased efficiency and long-life performance
- High energy with a low beam divergence
- No significant warmup time
- Reduced heat-load: conduction or air-cooled
- Continuous operation
- Shock & vibration hardenedfull system weighing less than 1.5 lbs available in IR and Green
- Ultra low SWaP
- Specifically designed for harsh aerospace environments available at 1.5-micron, 1064 nm, and 532 nm
- Currently deployed in a wide range of commercial airborne LiDAR and bathymetry systems.
- Perfect for deployment in smaller manned aircraft such as a single-engine propeller plane, while still meeting or exceeding all of the optical requirements
- Ruggedized all-in-one IP 67 package
- 100W of average power at 1064 nm, with pulse durations in the range of 300 to 900 ps and a repetition rate of up to 200 kHz.
- Equipped with either industrial or Mil-spec connectors
- Wide variety of 1540 nm q-switched Er:Glass lasers ideally suited as SWIR transmission sources for both active imaging and traditional TOF lidar systems.
- Diode-pumped or flashlamp-pumped optionsactive and passive q-switching options
- Pulse energies between 2mJ and 10mJ,
- Pulse widths from 9ns to 40ns
- Pulse repetition rates from 1Hz to 30Hz.
- The ideal solution regarding form, fit, and function, for your given application.
