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Wollaston prism based interferometer for chemical and biological early warning

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Office for Chemical and Biological Defense
Contract: W911SR-11-C-0065
Agency Tracking Number: C111-104-0133
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: CBD11-104
Solicitation Number: 2011.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2011
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-06-20
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
PO Box 163
Essex Junction, VT -
United States
DUNS: 126592653
HUBZone Owned: Yes
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Kenneth Puzey
 Principal Investigator
 (802) 861-2728
 kpuzey@quantaspec.com
Business Contact
 Bryan Holmes
Title: Vice President R&D
Phone: (802) 861-2728
Email: bholmes@quantaspec.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

Rugged field spectrometers with no moving parts are needed for detecting chemical, biological, and explosive threats using the long wavelength infrared (LWIR)spectrum. QuantaSpec has successfully designed, developed, and tested a no moving parts spectrometer with a spectral range of 7 to 12 microns in a past project. This proposal will develop a rugged, simple, Wollaston prism spectrometer with no moving parts, a spectral range of at least 8 to 12 microns, and spectral resolution comparable to conventional FTIR spectroscopy. The proposed project will benefit from QuantaSpec's past experience in designing, developing, and testing similar spectrometers with no moving parts. QuantaSpec already has a majority of the components needed to build a Wollaston prism spectrometer and all of the components needed to test the spectrometer. Phase II will incorporate a light source, sample cell, and the Wollaston spectrometer into a complete detection system and its utility in chem/bio/explosive detection will be evaluated.

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