TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY – Line Tunable Visible and Ultraviolet Laser: LAR-17547-1

NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: Scientists at NASA Langley Research Center have developed a line tunable visible and ultraviolet laser. Originally developed to sense ozone, this technology is a means of generating a large number of additional wavelengths from an Nd:YAG laser, well beyond what is normally achieved. Using this technology, the laser can be made line-tunable to 172 different wavelengths, from the infrared (IR) through the visible to the ultraviolet (UV). To do this, a Q-switched laser produces synchronous and collinear pulses at widely different wavelengths in the IR, which makes sum frequency generation (SFG) as easy as second harmonic generation (SHG), allowing generation of multiple wavelengths in the visible and UV. Nonlinear mixing does not require mirrors, as does parametric oscillation, minimizing the possibility of laser-induced damage. It also eliminates the need for dye lasers and rare gas halogen excimer lasers for certain wavelengths, both of which use unstable, hazardous, and corrosive materials. This technique enables new applications by allowing wavelengths to be tuned to match the absorption characteristics of materials in processes, such as in cutting and welding. NASA is seeking to license this technology commercially. US Patent 7,848,381. To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. Please also provide the nature of your interest in the technology along with a brief background of your company. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at http://technology.nasa.gov/ . These responses are provided to members of NASA Langley’s Office of Strategic Analysis and Business Development “OSACB” for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. If direct licensing interest results from this posting, OSACB will follow the required formal licensing process of posting in the Federal Register. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.