A Waveguide Based, High Power Pockels Cell Modulator for Sub-Nanosecond Pulse Slicing
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Submitted by drupal on Wed, 10/23/2013 18:04 Firm: ADVR, Inc. [2] Award Solicitation: NASA STTR 2010 Phase I Solicitation [3] Award ID: STTR_10_P1_100163 Award Topic: Lidar, Radar, and Passive Microwave [4] Award Dollars: 99 984.00 Award Lead Center: Goddard Space Flight Center [5] Proposal Number: T4.01-9837 Proposal Title: A Waveguide Based, High Power Pockels Cell Modulator for Sub-Nanosecond Pulse Slicing Mission Directorate: Small Business Technology Transfer [6] Selection: NASA 2010 STTR Program Phase I Selections [7] Firm PI First Name: Justin Firm PI Last Name: Hawthorne Firm PI Phone: 4065220388 Firm PI Email: [email protected] Firm Official First Name: Betsy Firm Official Last Name: Heckel Firm Official Phone: 4065220388 Firm Official Email: [email protected] Firm Zip: 59715 Firm Zip4: 6504 RI: Montana State University
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