Projects

Air Force STAR

Elasto-Metamaterial Photonics for High Power Lasing

This effort supports optical stability of laser materials in the presence of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering, Stimulated Raman Scattering, and Transverse Mode Instability.
We study scattering mechanisms between electrons, phonons, and photons. This effort can help generate thermally-stable and high-power emission, narrow spatial and frequency linewidth, and superior quality light beams from compact optoelectronic architectures.

The anticipated outcomes from this basic research activity contribute to U.S. Air Force directed energy missions, nano/micro-manufacturing, remote imaging, ranging and sensing, aircraft and spacecraft self-protection, and more.

Air Force / Army Optoelectronics

 

NASA ProTECC

 

DOE CINT