UV Imageable Thermosetting Polymers for Opticla Waveguides

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Missile Defense Agency	Award ID: 41174	Program Year/Program: 1998 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 41174	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: AGUILA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
310 Via Vera Cruz Suite 107 San Marcos, CA 92078
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Woman-Owned: Yes

Minority-Owned: Yes

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1998

Title: UV Imageable Thermosetting Polymers for Opticla Waveguides

Agency / Branch: DOD / MDA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $65,000.00

Abstract:
The objective of this effort is to create new, low-cost, UV-imageable/thermosetting polymers for optical waveguides printed circuits that can be fabricated using conventional printed wire board fabrication processes. Benefits of these new polymers are (a) adjustable refractive in-dices. (b) high optical transparency with low optical losses, (c) exceptional thermal and me-chanical properties, (d) high chemical resistance, (e) no gas or water evolution during proc-essing, and (e) low cost. The proposed resin is a novel solventless, UV-imageable resin comprised of epoxy, bismaleimide, and cyanate ester, named CBE (Co-cured Bismaleimide-Epoxy). This new CBE resin forms a hardened, high-density polymer. The superior properties of this resin result from a novel, hybrid cyanate multifunctional curing agent, causing the cured resin to have exceptionally high cross-link density. The resins are also low cost and easily processable using conventional manufacturing equipment.

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Ligui Zhou
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Small Business Information at Submission:

AGUILA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
310 Via Vera Cruz, Suite 107 San Marcos, CA 92069

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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No