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Wide Waveband, Large Aperture, Trichroic Beamcombiner

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W31P4Q-08-C-0018
Agency Tracking Number: A072-030-2876
Amount: $119,958.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A07-030
Solicitation Number: 2007.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2008
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-03-07
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-09-07
Small Business Information
2345 Anvil Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
United States
DUNS: 836759522
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Rand Dannenberg
 Scientist
 (727) 344-7300
 rdannenberg@eclipsethinfilms.com
Business Contact
 Ronald Storm
Title: General Manager/Vice President
Phone: (727) 344-7300
Email: rstorm@eclipsethinfilms.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Recent developments in hardware-in-the-loop systems for simulation and test of defense-critical sensors have led to requirements for optical beam combiners transmitting near infrared and Ka bands but reflecting long-wave infrared bands. Many candidate materials fall short of meeting specifications in these wavelength regions. By using innovative inhomogeneous (or rugated) index of refraction profile filter design techniques, needle-synthesis techniques, and a state-of-the-art deposition tool, it will be possible design and fabricate a trichroic beam combiner passing 1064 nm, blocking the LWIR, and passing the Ka band. This will be accomplished through achieving the Phase I technical objectives of formulating and theoretically modeling initial designs for rugate coatings to met spectral requirements, depositing beam combiner coatings on small witness pieces to develop process monitoring procedures and evaluating environmental durability (heat, humidity shift, abrasion) and iterating the design to compensate as needed.

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