ACCOMPLISHMENTS Development of Chromium doped Lithium Strontium-Aluminum

Flouride ( Cr:LiSAF) crystals

High-quality, damage-resistant laser material

High performance Cr:LiSAF materials feature high reflector, anti-reflection and dichroic optical coatings

LiSAF well-suited for generation and amplification of femtosecond pulses

COMMERCIALIZATION

Interacting with laser companies to provide Cr:LiSAF crystals

Applicable to noninvasive surgical techniques

Three full-time positions supported by the technology

Annual sales expected to exceed $250,000

A highly-efficient, Cr-activated, directly diode-pumped laserwhich is broadly tunable in the near infra-red region of theSpectrum.

INNOVATION

Cr:LiSAF Crystals

VLOCPort Richey, Florida

SmallBusinessInnovation Research

GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS

Lidar Systems for orbiting platforms

Remote sensing of the atmosphere for monitoring water vapor and pollution

Crystal growth and materials characterization research

Injection seeders for mode-locked Ti:Sapphire systems

Tunable near infra-red medical devices

Oscillators for terawatt systems

1993 Phase IIGreg Quarles, PhD 727-375-8562

Langley Research Center

Custom Manufacturing of laser crystals and optical componentssatisfy expanding industrial, medical, environmental and research markets