Widely Tunable Semiconductor Laser at 1650nm for Greenhouse Gas LIDAR Detection

Completed TRL 4 (started at 2, targeting 4)

Description

In this program, Freedom Photonics is developing a low cost, semiconductor based widely tunable laser for multiple green gas detection. This laser source can be used in different LIDAR applications, or in any gas sensing scheme using spectroscopy.

Benefits

LIDAR systems for gas sensing Greenhouse gas instrumentation

LIDAR systems for gas sensing Greenhouse gas instrumentation

Details

Technology area	Sensors and Instruments > Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors > Lasers
Program	Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
Lead organization	Freedom Photonics, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA
Start date	2017-04-14
End date	2020-07-25

Project contacts

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Joseph Famiglietti — joseph.famiglietti-1@nasa.gov
Mark A Stephen — mark.a.stephen@nasa.gov
Mark Stephen — Mark.A.Stephen@nasa.gov
Leif Johansson
Milan Mashanovitch

How to get involved

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