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Fiber Optic Coupled Infrared Focal Plane Array (FOCIRFPA)

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
27825 		Program Year/Program:
1996 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
27825 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Anawah, Inc.
Anawah, Inc. 1102 Columbia St, Ste 600 Seattle, WA 98104 0202
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1996
Title: Fiber Optic Coupled Infrared Focal Plane Array (FOCIRFPA)
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $542,631.00
 

Abstract:

AMI utilizes a technique known as the "ribbon wind" approach to manufacture infrared fiber image bundles. The ribbon wind approach provides a unique opportunity to manufacture relatively low cost, large format, medium resolution infrared fiberoptic image bundles for industrial, commercial and military applications. Indeed, this approach has been applied successfully by numerous fiberoptic manufacturing companies to fabricate high performance "visible-energy" devices for the U.S. Air Force (heads up displays) and the U.S. Army (ruggedized, remote tank sights). The NAVY is in the process of developing a passive Missile Warning Receiver (MWR) system for tactical aircraft, utilizing rockwell's mercury-cadmium-telluride (MCT) 25x256 element detector array (IRFPA). The imaging bundle/array will sense the plume radiation of an incoming missile and forward this information for calculation of trajectory and speed, providing an effective countermeasure. this Phase I proposal provides a means for AMI to improve the transmission efficiency of its IR glass fiber, the image resolution of its ribbon bundles and to provide proof of concept prototypes to the government for later work involving larger format and longer length bundles.

Principal Investigator:

A. Ray Hilton, Sr.
2144945624

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Amorphous Materials, Inc.
3130 Benton St. Garland, TX 75042

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No