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Jet
Propulsion Laboratory
1995 Phase II
Far Infrared
Source For Flight Science Instruments
DeMaria
Electro Optics Systems, Inc.
Bloomfield, CT |
INNOVATION
Compact, air cooled infrared laser
suitable for flight science instruments
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NASA and the German Space Agency DLR Are
Working Together on SOFIA,
a Stratospheric
Observatory for Infrared Astronomy On Board
a Boeing
747
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- First all air cooled, far infrared
laser
- First ultra-high vacuum infrared
laser
- Fulfills size and efficiency
requirements for a space based 2.5 terahertz radiometer
- Demonstrated a non-mechanical
pumping system for use in the laser system
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- Instruments have been purchased
by JPL and Lucent Technologies for laboratory work
- Company has introduced a commercial
product line, Sapphire
- Company purchased by Coherent,
Inc.
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- $6.5 million contract with JPL
to provide a terahertz radiometer for the microwave limb sounder
instrument for NASA's Aura mission
- Terahertz source for SOFIA (Stratospheric
Observations For Infrared Astronomy mission) instrument development
($600,000)
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