Optics & Electromagnetics
Optical Limiters and Sensors
Directed energy weapons are an emerging capability that may cause a paradigm shift in battlefield engagement. Protection from these weapons is a key facet to maintaining the United States’ operational capabilities and military superiority. HAMR has addressed the problem by developing a patent pending optical limiting technology currently in its second Phase II STTR. As we further develop this technology, we seek partners in the aerospace and defense industries who may benefit.
Capabilities and concepts include:
Application specific coating design
Broadband protection
Tailorable pass-through transmission
Laser Testing
HAMR has developed a patent pending optical limiting technology for protection of sensitive components.
PCSEL arrays can provide several hundred kilowatts of power over a full wafer.
High Energy, Low SWaP Semiconductor Lasers
High energy lasers are utilized in applications ranging from industrial cutting and welding, to military defensive capabilities, to potentially unlocking fusion power. The highest power lasers are typical chemical/gas or solid state fiber, and tend to suffer from low efficiency and large, cumbersome systems. Semiconducting lasers offer high efficiencies with compact form factors that can leverage the production scaling of todays fab network. HAMR is developing a photonic crystal surface emitting laser technology which aims to provide extremely high beam quality and brightness while producing powers comparable to solid state and chemical/gas lasers.
Capabilities and concepts include:
Laser testing
Photonic crystal and array design
Thermal evaluation
EM Modeling
Prediction of electromagnetic behavior is a critical step in the development of electrical and electro-optic devices. At HAMR, EM modeling is routinely employed to evaluate new device, component, and coating designs . This enables a rapid iteration cycle and reduction in costly experimentation, allowing us to develop and efficiently produce novel technologies such as radomes, antennas, windows, and optical coatings.
Capabilities and concepts include:
Optical limiters
HEL sensors
Non-linear material simulations
Radome design
Metasurfaces, frequency selective surfaces, and photonic crystals
In-house EM modeling capabilities are leveraged to develop new electronic and elecro-optic technologies through tools such as Ansys, COMSOL, and custom MATLAB code.
Nd:YAG 1064 nm laser and optical table.
Optical Testing
HAMR has facilities to perform high energy laser testing and z-scan testing for non-linear optical property evaluation.