SBIR Phase II: Highly Efficient Solid-State Laser Crystals for Lasers and Nonlinear Optics

这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目旨在开发一种独特的激光和非线性光学晶体并将其商业化，应用于电信、材料加工、光学计算、医药和食品安全。第一阶段计划的目标实现了，因此开发了一类具有许多潜在商业应用的有前途的材料。在第一阶段，通过确定几种衍生物的晶体生长程序，评估它们的晶体结构，并研究它们的光学性质，证明了该方法的可行性。最后，我们模拟了它们的光学性质，并预测了它们作为激光主体材料和非线性光学材料的性能。因此，我们确定了以下候选材料，以便在第二阶段计划中进一步开发。第二阶段计划的目标是应用第一阶段获得的知识，进一步开发晶体生长程序，以生产高质量的晶体，用于原型设备，为第三阶段的商业化做准备。我们相信，具有巨大商业潜力的新型光学产品将被开发出来。第二阶段计划的成功完成将导致一种独特的激光和非线性光学晶体的开发和商业化，这些晶体应用于电信、材料加工、光学计算、医药和食品安全。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to develop and commercialize a unique class of laser and nonlinear optical crystals for application in telecommunications, materials processing, optical computing, medicine, and food safety. The goals of the Phase I Program were met, and as a result, a promising class of materials with many potential commercial applications was developed. In Phase I the feasibility of the approach was demonstrated by identifying crystal-growth procedures for several derivatives, evaluating their crystal structures, and studying their optical properties. Finally, we modeled their optical properties and predicted performance as both laser-host and NLO materials. As a result, we have identified the following candidate materials for further development in a Phase II program. The objective of the Phase II program is to apply the knowledge gained in Phase I to further develop crystal growth procedures to produce crystals of quality for incorporation into prototype devices, in preparation for Phase III commercializertion. We believe that a new class of optical products will be developed with significant commercial potential. Successful completion of the Phase II Program will lead to the development and commercialization of a unique class of laser and nonlinear optical crystals for application in telecommunications, materials processing, optical computing, medicine, and food safety.