TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Low Optical Intensity OALVs Tender, USA - 114816466

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Low Optical Intensity OALVs

Deadline : 14 Mar 2025

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 114816466

Document Ref. No. : IL-13925

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Description

Opportunity:

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its low optical intensity OALV.

Background:

Optically Addressable Light Valves (“OALV”) are devices used to control the spatial shape of laser beams. The amount of light required to operate the OALV is so high that it degrades device performance and longevity. What is needed is a method to reduce the light intensity to extend the life of these devices.

Description:

The approach is to use appropriately doped semi-insulating gallium nitride to provide a high damage tolerant photoconductor with high responsivity to various pump wavelength light. Mn, C, or Fe are used as dopants to provide a source of electrons or holes that can be excited. This is combined with the use of dichroic antireflection coating at the GaN/polyimide/liquid crystal interface to enable a “double pass” of light through the photoconductor.

Advantages/Benefits:

Value Proposition: Less operating costs relative to other OALVs.Potential Applications:

Damage mitigation for high value optics Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing (PBF-AM) Thermal management for other optical devicesDevelopment Status:

Current stage of technology development: TRL 3

LLNL has filed for patent protection on this invention.

LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information.

Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources for...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : IL-13925
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Office: LLNS – DOE CONTRACTOR
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Feb 14, 2025 09:07 am PST
Original Response Date: Mar 14, 2025 11:00 am PDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Mar 29, 2025
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NAICS Code: 334419 - Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Livermore, CA USA

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