Far Infrared Source For Flight Science Instruments

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Far Infrared Source For Flight Science
Instruments
Small Business Innovation Research
DeMaria Electro Optics Systems, Inc.
Bloomfield, CT

• INNOVATION
• ?Compact, air cooled infrared laser suitable
• for flight science instruments

• 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
• COMMERCIALIZATION
• ? Instruments have been purchased by JPL and
  Lucent technologies for laboratory work

Picture
NASA and the German Space Agency DLR Are
Working Together on SOFIA, a Stratospheric
Observatory for Infrared Astronomy On Board a
Boeing 747
GOVERNMENT/ SCIENCE APPLICATIONS ? 6.5 million
contract with JPL to provide a terahertz
radiometer for the microwave limb sounder
instrument for NASAs AURA mission ? Terahertz
source for SOFIA (stratospheric observations for
infrared astronomy mission) instrument
development (600,000)
1995 Phase II NAS8-97039 Success Story 7-029
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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