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In response to the need for drastic surface finish improvement on additively manufactured metal components, Voxel Innovations Inc. has developed a novel manufacturing process termed: oscillatory pulsed electrochemical machining (O-PECM). O-PECM is a heat-free, stress-free, surface finishing technique capable of producing sub-200 nm Ra roughness. In O-PECM, a thin envelope of build material is prin ...

AURA Technologies proposes an innovative method of using an ultra short pulsed laser to create a plasma at a distance.

In this SBIR effort we will develop an ultra-compact, high-speed, low RIN and high-power transmitter for high-performance RF photonic link applications based on our cutting-edge lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) modulator. In phase I, we will design, fabricate and characterize a low Vp, push-and-pull LNOI modulator. We will study the optical couplings at the laser/modulator/fiber interfaces to a ...

January 25, 2019 Topic #N19-009, Proposal #N191-009-0255Combat ready, reusable and rugged components are major solutions for the existing throw-away MATPAC components in use by NAVY, Marine Expeditionary Airfield Product Teams. The Ameristar novel "W" cable design on nylon coated stainless steel cables exceeds burst weight requirements while preventing 6 to 12-foot length bundles from shifting dur ...

To address the U.S. Navy’s unmet need for robust, compact transmitters for photonics links, in this SBIR, a wavelength-selectable shot-noise-limited fiber-pigtailed ultra-compact diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) laser transmitter optimized for wideband radio-frequency (RF) photonics in military communications and electronic warfare systems will be developed. Leveraging robust, compact DPSS laser ...

For this program, we propose implementing a novel laser-design concept that will significantly increase the active-region volume in order to maximize the continuous-wave (CW) output power from a single-element, quantum cascade laser (QCL), while maintaining stable, single-spatial-mode CW operation at all drive levels. This is possible, because, unlike infrared (IR) light in conventional diode lase ...

Unmanned Systems, such as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), have become an essential element of US military operations. The rapid advancement of unmanned systems technologies and missions are requiring systems to evolve quickly. While techniques such as rapid prototyping can rapidly field new capabilities, the complexity of the software that controls these unmanned systems makes cybersecurity hardeni ...

Intelligence will be embedded into the V-22 Osprey’s existing power distribution boxes to produce a compact and efficient load management system that reacts to common power source failure conditions by automatically shedding loads in priority. The system measures power quality directly from all power source inputs and reacts quickly enough to prevent power source failure or shutdown before it ha ...

The M197 Gatling gun is a useful and highly effective battlefield weapon used on a variety of rotary wing aircraft. Unfortunately, the heat and wear caused by its high rate of fire requires preventative maintenance procedures to ensure combat readiness. Lubricants have been implemented to reduce wear and inhibit corrosion on its steel components, but their application requires more frequent mainte ...

To meet the U.S. Navy need for high-dynamic-range digitizers for lidar applications, a four-input channel 17-bit dynamic-range application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) will be developed. Each of the four high-bandwidth input channels will be configured in a fast-in/slow-out architecture, composed of a stacked 512-element switched capacitor array (SCA), capable of 2-ns time-slice sampling, an ...