SBIR Phase II: Rare Earth-Aluminum Oxide Glass Photonic Devices

SBIR 第二阶段：稀土-氧化铝玻璃光子器件

• 批准号: 0216324
• 负责人: J.K. Richard Weber
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Containerless Research, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-15 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0216324&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Rare; Earth

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop photonic devices based on a new and proprietary family of rare earth oxide - aluminum oxide glasses, the real glasses, doped with Yb, Tm, and Er oxides. Phase I research showed exceptionally broad emission from Yb 3+, efficient energy transfer in co-doped glasses, and fluorescence lifetimes and spectra of Tm and Er that meet device requirements at high dopant concentrations. Feasibility of scaled-up production of the glasses was demonstrated. The Phase II activities include: collaboration with firms engaged in the glass and optical device business; scaled-up glass synthesis; optimization of dopant concentration and optical properties for devices; and construction and characterization of prototype laser devices.Markets for optical device products are extremely large, multinational, and growing though expanded applications and displaced technologies. The Phase II R&D is focused on lasers, amplifiers, and optical devices for communications, laser surgery, and emerging military applications. The patent position and the absence of complex proprietary interests in the technology place this work in a strong commercial position.

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目将开发基于新型专有稀土氧化物系列的光子器件-氧化铝玻璃，即掺杂Yb、Tm和Er氧化物的真实的玻璃。第一阶段的研究表明，从Yb 3+，有效的能量转移共掺杂玻璃，荧光寿命和光谱的Tm和Er，满足设备的要求，在高掺杂剂浓度异常广泛的发射。论证了玻璃放大生产的可行性。第二阶段的活动包括：与从事玻璃和光学器件业务的公司合作;按比例放大玻璃合成;优化器件的掺杂剂浓度和光学特性;以及原型激光器件的构造和表征。光学器件产品的市场非常大，跨国，并通过扩大应用和替代技术而不断增长。第二阶段的研发重点是激光器，放大器和通信，激光手术和新兴军事应用的光学设备。专利地位和技术中没有复杂的专有利益使这项工作处于强大的商业地位。