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Tiny Lasers Could Help Fight Bio-Weapons

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WASHINGTON, March 7, 2014 — Biochemical weapons could be a big threat, but a new DARPA program is proposing a very small solution: tiny lasers. The research agency has established a program called Laser UV Sources for Tactical Efficient Raman (LUSTER), which will begin developing a small-scale, portable and budget-conscious Raman spectroscopy system that relies on efficient, high-power, tiny UV lasers. UV happens to be the optimal wavelength for Raman-based standoff detection. Such detection and identification technology already exists, said Dan Green, program manager for DARPA, but it is currently quite...Read full article

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    Published: March 2014
    AmericasbiologicalBiophotonicschemicalchemicalsDARPAdefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects AgencydetectionmilitaryResearch & TechnologyspectroscopyLaser UV Sources for Tactical Efficient RamanLUSTERbiochemical weaponsJoint Biological Stand-Off Detection SystemDan GreenCompact Mid-Ultraviolet TechnologyLasersLEDs

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