United States Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Phillips Research Site, 2251 Maxwell Ave, Kirtland AFB, NM, 87177

A -- SEMICONDUCTOR LASER CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT SOL BAA99-03 DUE 083199 POC Sam Berdin, Contracting Officer, Phone 505 846 1097, Fax 505 846 1546, Email berdins@plk.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=BAA99-03&LocI D=1122. E-MAIL: Sam Berdin, berdins@plk.af.mil. A_INTRODUCTION: SEMICONDUCTOR LASER CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT: BAA No. 99-03. The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking proposals for the investigation of advanced concepts for improving semiconductor laser output power and beam quality in the near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelength ranges. The High Power Semiconductor Laser Technology (HPSLT) program is directed toward improving the state of the art in semiconductor lasers by demonstrating diffraction-limited, higher-power individual lasers, improved spatially-coherent laser arrays, extended wavelength coverage at high power, and improved stability and reliability for both steady-state and modulated operation. The long-term goal is a technology base for spatially-coherent semiconductor laser and semiconductor laser array sources for Air Force applications. An associated long-term AFRL goal is coherent or incoherent coupling of fiber lasers. For contracting issues please contact Sam Berdin, Contracting Officer, (505) 846-1097, DET8 AFRL/PKDL 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE; Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773. For technical issues please contact Sylvia Dorato, Mid-IR Project Officer, (505) 846-4315 or Rick Berdine, Near-IR Project Officer, (505)846-4037. This solicitation resulting from this announcement will be available to interested parties via the PL/PK contracting web site http://prs.plk.af.mil/PK/index.html). Offerors that download the RFP must monitor the web site for potential changes to the acquisition. RFP amendments and questions and answers concerning the solicitation will be posted exclusively on the web site. All posted information will clearly display its date of posting. Offerors are reminded of the requirement to acknowledge all amendments in their proposal.***** Posted 06/21/99 (D-SN345207). (0172)

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