SBIR Phase I: Novel Crystal Growth Process for AgGaS2

Information

• NSF Award
• 9660638

Owner

• INRAD A NJ CORPORATION

• Award Id

  9660638

• Award Effective Date

  1/1/1997 - 28 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  6/30/1997 - 27 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 74,990.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

*** ABSTRACT 96-60638 Tsveybak This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I program will develop a new crystal growth process for AgGaS2 single crystals. The excellent nonlinear and optical transmission properties of AgGaS2 make it a unique material for an optical parametric oscillator that can be pumped by a 1.06 (m laser to provide laser radiation continuously tunable from 2.5 to 10 (m. The very promising potential for AgGaS2 crystals for this application has not yet been realized because commercially available crystals are too costly, take too long to produce, and are limited in size. A new crystal growth process for AgGaS2 will be developed during this Phase I effort that will overcome these limitations. An infrared laser source continuously tunable from 2.5 to 10 (m will play an important role in environmental monitoring for chemical species, spectroscopy, microelectronics manufacturing, and optical spectrometers. ***

• Program Officer

  Michael F. Crowley

• Min Amd Letter Date

  12/12/1996 - 28 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  1/16/1997 - 28 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  INRAD, Inc.

• City

  NORTHVALE

• State

  NJ

• Country

  United States

• Address

  181 LEGRAND AVE

• Postal Code

  076472404

• Phone Number

  2017671910

• First Name

  Warren

• Last Name

  Ruderman

• Email Address

  inrad@aol.com

• Start Date

  1/16/1997 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Ilya

• Last Name

  Zwieback

• Email Address

  izwieback@inrad.com

• Start Date

  12/12/1996 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  01/16/1997