Conductively cooled, high average power, pulsed laser systems, with fully integrated electronics of exceptional beam quality and energy stability

J. McGuire; M. Ramme; L. McNeil; J. Barbula; C. Cummins; T. Tempero; S. Remington; J. Smith; K. Lozano; J. Harwood; K. Bares

doi:10.1117/12.2633058

30 May 2022 Conductively cooled, high average power, pulsed laser systems, with fully integrated electronics of exceptional beam quality and energy stability

J. McGuire, M. Ramme, L. McNeil, J. Barbula, C. Cummins, T. Tempero, S. Remington, J. Smith, K. Lozano, J. Harwood, K. Bares

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Proceedings Volume 12092, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVII; 1209208 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633058
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2022, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

U.S. Defense contractors have sought to find commercially available off the shelf (COTS) sources for over a decade which can perform to the Size, Weight, Power and Cost (SWAP-C) demands of DoD applications. In conjunction, the maturation of laser processing to increase throughput and yield throughout industry has led to continuous development of increasingly compact, powerful, reliable, and affordable laser systems. Although desirable to accelerate procurement and development timelines, rarely has it been feasible to directly plug industrial lasers into DoD applications. Typical high power industrial lasers require water cooling, have rack-mounted separate drive and control electronics, and are not designed for compactness in the manner defense lasers are. Using decades of experience in designing laser systems for both defense and general industry, Quantel USA has invested in the development of an industry leading high density, high power, nanosecond pulsed laser, with fully integrated electronics and programmable laser parameters. With the 7mW/cm³ density of the conductively cooled Shrike^TM laser, the prime contractors and integrators can now order COTS products which are designed to meet their SWaP-C, across the spectrum from UV to SWIR using flexible pulse parameters at greater than 5W of power. The continuous industrial production cycle will allow defense integrators to rapidly deploy both concept demonstrators and production volumes, while maintaining reliability and performance in military environments.

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J. McGuire, M. Ramme, L. McNeil, J. Barbula, C. Cummins, T. Tempero, S. Remington, J. Smith, K. Lozano, J. Harwood, and K. Bares "Conductively cooled, high average power, pulsed laser systems, with fully integrated electronics of exceptional beam quality and energy stability", Proc. SPIE 12092, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVII, 1209208 (30 May 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633058

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