Consortium for Stable Laser Applications

0125429克雷格这个奖项是蒙大拿州立大学（铅内幕），以支持下面描述的活动24个月。 该提案是为了响应创新计划征求伙伴关系（NSF 0179）而提交的。合作伙伴合作伙伴包括蒙大拿州立大学（牵头机构）、AdvR公司、泰克公司，Scientific Materials Corporation、IBM Almaden Research Center、ILX Lightwave Corporation、MSU Techlink Center、Gallatin Development Corporation和Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology。建议活动合作伙伴将合作开发必要的技术，并将其纳入各种可操作的光通信和计算系统。 牵头机构将进行基础研究，并将研究成果转让给合作公司。 两家公司将根据研究结果协助开发技术。 两家合作伙伴公司将提供系统级产品的插入平台。 其中一家公司将为这些产品提供制造设施。 非营利合作伙伴将确保为建立新的中小型公司创造有利的商业环境。 国家合作伙伴将在需要时提供资金，以促进有前途的技术的开发和商业化。 这项工作建立在一个新的国家资助的光电子中心，命名为光谱信息技术实验室。 该实验室的章程包括执行光学基础研究成果的技术转让的指令。拟议的创新由公司、大学和公共合作伙伴组成的联盟涵盖了从研究到开发、插入、制造到商业机会开发的整个链条，以及为将新研究转化为商业活动所需的公司的成立提供资金。 所涵盖的光学技术将在信息技术的未来发挥重要作用，而信息技术是过去十年来当前创新经济的基础。 潜在的经济影响蒙大拿州的经济目前在全国排名后10%。 该州人口不到75万。 在该州创造2000个新的高科技工作岗位将产生重大影响。潜在的社会影响拟议的活动将利用州立大学系统的研究和教育，为蒙大拿州的聪明公民促进新的高薪工作。 因此，大多数大学毕业生在该州的就业机会非常有限，使该州成为高学历人才的净出口国。 由此产生的收入将提高整个国家的经济福祉。

0125429Craig This award is to Montana State University (Lead Insititution) to support the activity described below for 24 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0179).PartnersThe partners include Montana State University (Lead Institution), AdvR, Inc., Tektronix, Inc., Scientific Materials Corporation, IBM Almaden Research Center, ILX Lightwave Corporation, MSU Techlink Center, Gallatin Development Corporation, and Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology.Proposed ActivitiesThe partners will collaborate to develop the requisite technology and to incorporate it into various operational optical communications and computing systems. The Lead Institution will do fundamental research and transfer the results to the partner companies. Two companies will assist in the development of the technologies based on the research results. Two of the partner companies will provide insertion platforms into systems level products. One company will provide fabrication facilities for the products. The not-for-profit partners will ensure a pro-business climate for establishment of new small and medium-sized companies. The state partner will provide funds when needed to promote the development and commercialization of promising technologies. This effort builds upon a new state-funded center for optoelectronics, named the Spectral Information Technologies Laboratory. The charter of the laboratory includes the directive to perform transfer of technology that results form basic research on optics.Proposed InnovationThe consortium of companies, university, and public partners cover the entire chain from research to development, to insertion, to fabrication to development of business opportunities, to funding for formation of companies necessary to transform new research into commercial activities. The optical technologies covered will have a large role in the future of information technologies that underlie the current innovation economy of the last ten years. Potential Economic ImpactMontana's economy is currently in the bottom 10% nationally. The population of the state is below 750,000. Creation of 2000 new high-tech jobs in the state will have a major impact.Potential Societal ImpactThe proposed activity will use the research and education of the state university system to promote new high-paying jobs for bright Montana citizens. Heretofore, most university graduates had very limited opportunity for jobs in the state, making the state a net exporter of highly educated talent. The resulting income will raise the economic wellbeing for the entire state.