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THE PROBLEM OF INSUFFICIENT COMPETITION IS CREATING HARDSHIPS FOR THE AIR FORCE IN TERMS OF EXCESSIVE COSTS AND LOWERED PERFORMANCE. THE COMPONENT BREAKOUT ACTIVITY IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE TRANSITION TO COMPLETITION FOR AN ITEM/SUBSYSTEM. THIS PROJECT OFFERS TO EXPLORE THE NATURE OF THE BREAKOUT PROCESS, DETERMINE TRUE COSTS AND OTHER EFFECTS, AND RECOMMEND CHANGES THAT WILL PRODUCE TRUE COMPETIT ...

THIS PROPOSAL IS TO PERFORM A RESEARCH AND EVALUATION INTO THE TECHNICAL METHODOLOGY BY WHICH LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IS PERFORMED AT THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS FOR THE METHODOLOGY, PROCESS AND PROCEDURE FOR OPERATION OF THE ESD LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FUNCTION. THE FINAL PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP THE SET O ...

THIS PROJECT WILL PREPARE FOR EVALUATION A MATERIAL WHICH SHOULD DEMONSTRATE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN ABSORBING AND DISSIPATING EXPLOSION SHOCK ENERGY. THE COMPOSITION PROPOSED AND ITS BASIS FOR PERFORMANCE ARE EXPLAINED. SHOCK WAVE TESTING WILL BE UNDERTAKEN; AND BASED ON THE RESULTS, RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE FOR FUTURE PROJECT DIRECTION.

A METHOD FOR DETECTING BURIED PLASTIC MINE IN PRESENTED WHICH EMPLOYS THE ACTIVATION OF NITROGEN BY 14 MEV NEUTRONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT DETECTION OF EMITTED 7 MEV GAMMA RAYS. THE DETECTION SYSTEM IS TRANSPORTED BY A REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE WHICH PROVIDES THE REQUIRED STANDOFF DISTANCES.

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THE RESEARCH FOR AN ALTERNATE MEANS TO CRT TECHNOLOGY OF GENERATING VISUAL DISPLAY HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR YEARS. THE PROGRAM PROPOSED WILL DEFINE A METHOD OF PRODUCING A "CRT" TYPE OF VISUAL DISPLAY USING A LASER SCANNING CONCEPT PREVIOUSLY BASED ON WORK AT APA OPTICS, INC. THE PREVIOUS WORK DEFINED A METHOD OF GENERATING A NONMOVING PART SINGLE AXIS LASER SCAN GENERATOR. THIS PROGRAM WILL INVESTIG ...

USE OF ATOMIC LAYER EPITAXY IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR GROWING SINGLE CRYSTAL ALGAN LAYERS. THE FORMATION OF NITROGEN VACANCIES IS EXPECTEDTO BE SUPPRESSED BY THE UNIQUE ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITIONS AND THE EXCITATION OF NH3 GAS BY A LASER SOURCE. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN HIGH QUALITY LARGE AREA SINGLE CRYSTAL LAYERS OF ALGAN WHICH COULD BE USED TO MAKE SOLAR BLIND ULTRA-VIOLET (UV) SENSORS. THESE THIN EP ...

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSAL EFFORT ARE TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY AND TO REDUCE THE FABRICATION COSTS OF SINGLE MODE FIBEROPTICS COUPLERS BY: 1. DEVELOPING THICK, SINGLE MODE WAVEGUIDES WITH IDENTICAL CROSS SECTIONAL PROFILE MATCHING THAT OF SINGLE MODE FIBERS; AND 2. LOCATING THESE FIBERS TO WAVEGUIDES, MADE OF ELECTROOPTIC MATERIAL, USING PREALIGNED ETCHED "V" GROOVES IN A GAAS SUBSTRATE. OUR ...

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