Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, RDEC Procurement Office, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5275

A -- THE ARMY IS REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA ON TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF A ''NO MOVING PARTS'' AGILE LASER BEAM STEERING DEVICE FOR USE IN A COMPACT LASER RADAR (LADAR). SOL 96X098 DUE 101596 POC (RDPC) Shirley B. Jackson, Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CRBB, (205) 876-1816, or Barbara K. Dobbins, Contracting Officer. Synopsis No. R098-96. Research and Development Information Sought. The Optics and Laser Branch, Missile Guidance Directorate of the Research, Development, and Engineering Center, U.S. Army Missile Command is requesting information regarding technical feasibility of a ''no moving parts'' agile laser beam steering device for use in a compact laser radar (ladar). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. It is part of a technology survey to assist in the planning of possible future programs. Informal or white paper responses are encouraged. The device specifications outlined below are derived from a set of notional system requirements, and should be viewed as performance goals. We are also interested in technologies/devices which may fail to meet some specifications but are still potentially usable with some system adaptation or compromise, such as limited mechanization subject to clear aperture dimension as a packaging constraint. The ladar is expected to be of the paralled raster scan type, using a single laser divided into several beams separated by the resolution angle of 0.4 milliradians. A like number of detectors is aligned with the beams for return signal detection. The set of beams and detector FOV's is then scanned together in a raster pattern over all or part of the field of regard, as needed. The scanning device should accommodate both transmit and receive modes, though not necessarily through a common aperture (a conceptual system diagram is available on request). Wavelength -- 1.0 to 2.0 microns (1.5 to 2.0 microns desired; Clear Aperture -- 7.5 cm; Field of Regard -- 30 x 30 degrees; Discrete Pointing Resolution -- 0.4 milliradian; Optical Resolution -- Near diffraction limited beam and FOV; Scanner Response Time -- (100 microseconds; Scanner Transmission -- ) 50% at all angles; Total Beam Energy -- 250 microJoules per 8 nanosecond pulse. Questions or comments on demonstrated or potentially feasible technologies for this application are invited and should be addressed to the POC below. Appropriate proprietary claims will be honored and protected to prevent improper disclosure. Comments will be most useful if provided by 15 Oct 96 to Steven D. Vanstone, Phone (205) 842-9323, FAX (205) 842-2172, E-Mail: vanstone-rd-mg-ol@redstone.army.mil (0264)

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