San Diego, CA--Daylight Solutions subsidiary, Daylight Defense LLC, has successfully completed environmental testing of its quantum cascade laser (QCL) based JammIR Series B.4 laser system for military and aerospace applications. The new ‘Solaris’ system represents the fourth generation in Daylight’s Series B family of multi-Watt, multi-wavelength laser system products.
Earlier generations of the Series B family had been demonstrated to meet the U.S. military’s requirements for environmental ruggedization and reliability. In addition to completing flight tests aboard several helicopter platforms, Daylight’s QCL-based systems have successfully passed the U.S. Army’s reliability characterization test (RCT), demonstrating the high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of these products.
According to the company the Solaris laser was designed to reduce system weight, with improved manufacturability. It will integrate with direct coupled pointer/tracker assemblies and can take advantage of the broad transmission characteristics of direct coupled pointer/trackers. By doing so, it can provide more efficient jamming lines that are not possible with traditional chalcogenide fiber coupled pointer/trackers. The company said that the design enhancements of Solaris provide significant increases in capability, while maintaining the integrity of the product family’s high TRL.
“We are pleased that the Solaris laser system has performed so well during these tests,” said Daylight Defense’s CEO, Dr. Timothy Day. “The design maturity of this product line has been validated through these tests, and gives us high confidence that this offers a low risk solution for our customers, and will provide significant capabilities and value to the warfighter.”
Source: Daylight Solutions