Semiconductor technology company BluGlass Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tucson, Arizona-based directed energy and laser technology company Applied Energetics. Per the agreement, the companies will collaborate on next-generation military and commercial applications, leveraging BluGlass’ high-performance GaN distributed feedback (DFB) lasers in Applied Energetics’ advanced systems development. BluGlass has informally partnered with Applied Energetics, a developer of directed energy and laser technology for defense and commercial markets. Courtesy of BluGlass. Through this collaboration the companies plan to develop solutions that address technology needs in emerging dual-use and national security markets, including bringing to market new laser wavelengths, and higher performance solutions that deliver more efficient and cost-effective products. The MOU sets out the framework for collaboration, however, is not a definitive agreement with commercial terms and timelines. Applied Energetics specializes in developing next-generation ultrashort pulse (USP) optical systems for the US Department of Defense, defense primes, the intelligence community, as well as addressing the commercial, medical, and space markets.