There is a perceived need to develop advanced instrumentation to assist in the experimental investigation of combustion processes. an infrared optical fiber, exhibiting excellent transmission over a wide wavelength region, reasonable flexibility and capable of withstanding the combustion… More

A requirement exists to develop electromagnetic shielding techniques applicable to infrared transmissive windows, lenses and domes to counter the growing threat of electromagnetic countermeasures. this program will examine the feasibility of producing inductive grids and patterns that can be applied… More

The performance of photovoltaic and photoconductive hgcdte infrared detector, focal plane arrays is currently limited due to materials problems associated with the cdte substrates. the material cdznte, a pseudobinary system, has been identified as a potentially superior substrate material due to its… More

Silicon carbide (sic) is an excellent material for the manufacture of high resolution and high efficiency gratings.gratings made from this material are particularly suitable for hostile environments such as plasma fusion experiments. they would be resistant to high energy radiation, be chemically… More

The main objective of this proposed program is to develop high purity, high temperature, small diameter continuous sic fibers via a chemical vapor deposition (cvd) process for use in ceramic and metal matrix composites which will be used to fabricate components for advanced air breathing propulsion… More