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Large-Aperture Holographic Optics

Ralcon Development Lab

Paradise, UT

Holographic scanning and focusing collection optics that greatly simplify the opto-mechanical design of large aperture incoherent LIDAR systems in the visible and near IR regions

• Devised optical ray tracing tools and methods for design of holographic recording layouts
• Implemented a full holographic construction set-up using computer generated diffractive optics and bent lenses to correct aberrations induced by wavelength change
• Completed designs and construction of plane gratings and focusing Holographic Optical Elements (HOEs) at 532, 523, 770, 830, 1046 and 1064 nm

• Delivered prototype LIDAR scanning and collection HOEs to HARC, ATM and ORCA. These companies will test the HOEs over the next year
• Anticipate sales of 100 units per year at $1000 per unit
• HOEs used in Fiberless Optical ^TM technology developed by Terabeam Networks, Inc. that creates a point-to-multipoint network of invisible light over a metropolitan area to connect local area networks (LANS) and the nation's wide-area networks (WANS) at gigabit speeds. The company employs more than 400 people and has raised more than 500 million in funding.

• Produced several different scanners for Utah State University to expand its LIDAR capabilities in studying atmospheric phenomena such as wind, water vapor, clouds, temperature, pressure, ozone and aerosols
• Produced the first ever 400 mm diameter scanner and collector HOE for operation at 1064 nm. NASA uses in atmospheric boundary layer research, wind measurements, and related areas
• NASA use includes space-borne, airborne, and ground-based remote sensing applications
• Developing 1 m diameter HOE for UV wavelength space applications

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