SAM #2025-185

LLNL Technology Transfer Opportunity: Commercialization of CLASPS Laser Shaping Technology

This notice announces a technology transfer and commercialization opportunity from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) for its Closed Loop Arbitrary Spatial Polarization Shaping (CLASPS) technology. - LLNL, managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS) for the U.S. Department of Energy, seeks industry partners for further development and commercialization of CLASPS. - CLASPS is designed for high-energy and high-peak-power pulsed laser systems, enabling advanced spatial phase and polarization shaping to correct optical aberrations and enhance performance. - Potential applications include particle acceleration, semiconductor manufacturing, and other advanced laser uses. - LLNL has filed for patent protection on CLASPS and is offering licensing and collaboration opportunities. - No specific OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are listed; this is a call for expressions of interest from companies with relevant expertise in laser technology and commercialization. - Interested companies should submit a statement of interest detailing their capabilities and experience in commercializing similar technologies. - This is not a procurement or solicitation for products or services, but a business opportunity for technology transfer and licensing.

Description

Opportunity:

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its Closed Loop Arbitrary Spatial Polarization Shaping (CLASPS).

Background:

High-energy and high-peak-power pulsed laser systems are enabling technologies for particle acceleration, nuclear fusion, additive manufacturing, defense and more. Newer laser systems continually push the limits of laser pulse energy and peak power to drive stronger laser-matter interactions.  There is a pressing need for tighter customization of pulse shaping and tunable polarization in applications such as particle acceleration and coupling laser pulse energy to EUV source materials for increased yield of relevant particles/radiation.

Description:

Performance at bottlenecks of these high energy laser systems can be enhanced by careful manipulation of the laser pulse and laser beam qualities using CLASPS. This enables spatial phase and polarization laser shaping, which can address dynamic thermal birefringence and accumulation of other nonideal optical aberrations that make it difficult to control laser beam wavefronts.

Advantages/Benefits: 

Much lower costs vs. deformable mirror wavefront shapers

Much higher laser damage threshold wavefront shaping component technology

Potential Applications: 

Polarization/Wavefront shaping for damage-free operation of IFE class laser drivers, high peak power laser based particle accelerators

Key enabling technology for higher EUV photon yield EUV and beyond EUV laser drivers for high throughput semiconductor patterning and manufacture.

Development Status: 

Current stage of technology development:

TRL ☒ 0-2     ☐ 3-5     ☐ 5-9

LLNL has filed for patent protection on this invention.

LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. 

Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process.

Note:  THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT.  Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's Closed Loop Arbitrary Spatial Polarization Shaping (CLASPS) should provide an electronic OR written statement of interest, which includes the following:

Company Name and address. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. A description of corporate expertise and/or facilities relevant to commercializing this technology.

Please provide a complete electronic OR written statement to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's Closed Loop Arbitrary Spatial Polarization Shaping (CLASPS).

The subject heading in an email response should include the Notice ID and/or the title of LLNL’s Technology/Business Opportunity and directed to the Primary and Secondary Point of Contacts listed below.

Written responses should be directed to:

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Innovation and Partnerships Office

P.O. Box 808, L-779

Livermore, CA  94551-0808

Attention: 2025-185

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