Compact High Speed, High Power Laser

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Compact High Speed, High Power Laser
Small Business Innovation Research
SDL, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA

• INNOVATION
• High power laser suitable for optical
  communication systems operating at rates up to
  2.5 gigabits per second
• ACCOMPLISHMENT
• Demonstrated a prototype high power optical link
  for satellite communications
• Compact laser operates at 1072 nm with output
  power of 6 watts
• COMMERCIALIZATION
• Commercial sales of products based on technology
  are significant
• High power laser for precision cutting and
  welding, high resolution soldering, thin film
  etching and drilling
• High speed laser marking system for
  semiconductors and other materials
• Lasers for research and development work
• Company purchased by JDS Uniphase Corporation

Optical Systems Will Improve Space Communications

• GOVERNMENT/ SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• Laser supports optical communication development
  for Space Station and the Next Generation Space
  Telescope (NGST)

1994 Phase II NAS7-1395 NASA/JPL Contact - Hamid
Hemmati Company Contact - Robert Waartz
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Success Story 7-016
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