[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 68 (Friday, April 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 18316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8675]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice To Seek Licensing Partners for Psuedo-Monolithic Laser 
With an Intracavity Optical Parametric Oscillator

AGENCY: U.S. Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army CERDEC's Night Vision & Electronic Sensors 
Directorate (NVESD) has filed for a patent on a Pseudo-Monolithic Laser 
with an Intracavity Optical Parametric Oscillator. This is to announce 
that we are now seeking licensing partners for this technology, which 
has direct applications to military rangefinders as well as other 
commercial purposes. The laser was designed for simplicity and has no 
moving parts and few optical components. It can be tuned/manufactured 
to laze at three discrete frequencies. The design makes innovative use 
of existing flash bulb circuitry found in disposable cameras as the 
power source for the devices. The design is exceptionally small and 
compact. There is a plan for initial procurement of rangefinders 
utilizing this laser which will be announced separately. Other uses of 
this device include: ophthalmology applications; due to the precision 
of the beam it may also lend itself to applications in computer chip 
processing; and applications in surveying instruments. Due to the 
numerous applications of this technology the NVESD invites companies to 
consider Cooperative Research and Development Agreements for developing 
applications of this technology to their product lines. A preliminary 
design review package and license application for the required patent 
is available from NVESD. If interested please request information and 
respond with the required documents within 30 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Gordon, U.S. Army (CERDEC) Night 
Vision & Electronic Senors Directorate, ATTN: AMSEL-RD-NV-OPS, 10221 
Burbeck Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-5806, Telephone: (703) 704-
2279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-8675 Filed 4-6-00; 8:45 am]
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