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AFOSR: LASER AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Physics and Electronics Directorate
Laser and Optical Physics
Dr. Howard R. Schlossberg, Program Manager
Laser and optical physics research explores new ideas, knowledge, and insights in selected aspects and applications of these areas. Novel lasers and laser arrays, as well as nonlinear optical devices and phenomena are of interest. Application studies of microstructured optical fibers are ongoing and would be considered for expansion if funds are available. High brightness, narrow spectrum incoherent sources and arrays are also of interest directly for applications as well as for laser pumping. Ultrafast lasers and their applications are of interest, particularly small, lightweight, inexpensive, and high repetition rate sources, and their applications. Semiconductor laser arrays are being investigated, together with associated optics, in the mid-infrared, in support of ongoing important Air Force development programs. Directed energy beams, particularly laser beams, are being explored in novel direct-write materials-processing techniques that offer broad and extremely important new capabilities, particularly in micro-devices and micro-systems fabrication and packaging, particularly for space. Novel sources of monochromatic x-rays will be considered, particularly relatively small ones.
Contact:
Dr. Howard R. Schlossberg
AFOSR/NE
Tele: (703) 696-7549
DSN 426-7549
FAX (703) 696-8481
Email: howard.schlossberg@afosr.af.mil
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