SBIR Phase II: A MHz High Energy Femtosecond Fiber Laser System for High Throughput Photonic Device Fabrication

SBIR 第二阶段：用于高通量光子器件制造的 MHz 高能飞秒光纤激光器系统

• 批准号: 0952237
• 负责人: Jian Liu
• 金额: $ 49.97万
• 依托单位: PolarOnyx Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0952237&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; MHz; Energy

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will develop an integrated femtosecond high-energy fiber source for high-throughput photonics device fabrication. The final goal of the project will be a laser oscillator/amplifier that confines the pulse to the fiber throughout the generation and amplification process. This will lead to high stability, robustness, and easy integration into other systems. These characteristics will make the fiber laser system superior in terms of production throughput, size, and cost. Phase II will develop a functional prototype of the fiber laser. To demonstrate the ability of the laser to fabricate real-world devices, experiments will be carried out involving the microfabrication of glass and waveguide channels. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project will be a breakthrough in understanding of high-energy femtosecond fiber lasers and an unprecedented new design for laser products across a wide range of applications. The new laser product will offer a combination of high power, high repetition rate, and low cost which surpasses any existing laser on the market today. Potential markets include photonic device fabrication (e.g. for waveguides, couplers, modulators, and switches), metal processing (welding, cutting, annealing, and drilling), semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing, general materials processing (e.g. rapid prototyping, desktop manufacturing, micromachining, and photofinishing), medical equipment, and biomedical instrumentation. In the medical area, potential applications include ophthalmology, refractive and general surgery, photocoagulation, therapeutics, imaging, and cosmetic applications. Biomedical measurements which might be affected include cytometry, DNA sequencing, laser Raman spectroscopy, spectrofluorimetry, ablation, and laser based microscopes.

这个小型企业创新研究二期项目将开发一种用于高通量光电子器件制造的集成飞秒高能光纤光源。该项目的最终目标将是一种激光振荡器/放大器，在整个产生和放大过程中将脉冲限制在光纤上。这将带来高度的稳定性、健壮性，并易于集成到其他系统中。这些特性将使光纤激光系统在产量、尺寸和成本方面具有优势。第二阶段将开发光纤激光器的功能原型。为了证明激光制造真实世界设备的能力，将进行涉及玻璃和波导通道的微制造的实验。该项目的广泛影响/商业潜力将是对高能飞秒光纤激光器理解的突破，并将为广泛应用的激光产品提供前所未有的新设计。新的激光产品将提供高功率、高重复频率和低成本的组合，超过目前市场上任何现有的激光。潜在市场包括光子器件制造(例如用于波导、耦合器、调制器和开关)、金属加工(焊接、切割、退火和钻孔)、半导体和微电子制造、一般材料加工(例如快速成型、台式制造、微加工和照相整理)、医疗设备和生物医学仪器。在医学领域，潜在的应用包括眼科、屈光和普通外科、光凝、治疗学、成像和美容应用。可能受到影响的生物医学测量包括细胞术、DNA测序、激光拉曼光谱、荧光光谱、消融和基于激光的显微镜。