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Single-color MWIR LED arrays have made steady progress in demonstrating good performance, operability, efficiency, and reliability. On the other hand, dual-color MWIR LED arrays are highly desirable for testing dual color sensors. Compared to the optical combining approach, native dual-color LED arrays offer many benefits, including reduced system size and simpler optical system design. The propos ...

Future solid propulsion systems will require higher propellant burn temperatures to achieve improvements in impulse and thrust. We propose to continue development of our novel seal technology that will enable significant increases in temperature at the seal location. In Phase I, we proved the feasibility of our approach through analysis, prototyping, and proof‑of‑concept demonstrations. In Pha ...

Current dynamic seals in solid rocket motors are limited to relatively low-temperature environments, which limit the compactness and overall temperature capabilities of the motors. We propose to develop a novel seal technology that will enable significant increases in temperature at the seal location, reduce friction and actuation loads, and offer infinite shelf life. In Phase I we will prove the ...

The proposed solution is to develop an infrared light emitting diode (LED) scene projector and the associated system components that shall meet the DoD scene projection requirements and specifications. The unique feature of the proposed solution is the demonstration of a dual-band projector with record-breaking resolution and frame-rate of 2K x 2K x 1KHz for full-frame moving image projection. For ...

Today’s high-power photodiode is perhaps one of the high temperature electronics (HTEs) that requires the highest dissipated heat density. Herein, Phase Sensitive Innovations (PSI) propose to develop a uni- travelling carrier (UTC) photodiode package that has significantly higher saturation power than the current high-speed photodiodes based on hybrid integration of the photodiode structure on h ...

Narrow line width fiber lasers have great potential for high-power directed energy applications. The beams of multiple fibers can be combined using spectral or coherent methods for scaling to high power levels. To successfully achieve goals of multi-kW fiber laser system scaling, accurate methods are needed to predict the performance of individual fibers and how their performance is affected by fi ...

Mentis Sciences Inc. (Mentis) proposes to design, develop, and fabricate a high lift to drag ratio (L/D), Dual band Radio Frequency/Infrared (RF/IR), radome assembly suitable for use as a technology demonstrator for hypersonic missile defense applications. The final deliverable will be a full scale RF radome with integrated IR transparent windows in a high L/D form factor. Material models will be ...

Talos Tech proposes to develop a high voltage and capacitance biocarbon-based supercapacitor by integrating unique biocarbon materials with hierarchical pores and high voltage electrolyte. The novel biocarbon materials will be fabricated by a facile low temperature process from natural abundant plant cellulose and agents. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-10270 (18 Nov 19)

Creare team will develop a comprehensive physics-based fiber laser analysis tool. The resulting product will be a user-friendly software package that uses as-drawn fiber properties as inputs and provides predictions of the time-dependent kinetics, pump absorption, laser light propagation, and thermal field along the fiber. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-10270 (18 Nov 19)

To meet MDA’s need for cost effective dynamic material evaluation techniques, Mentis Sciences Inc. proposes to modify a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus to achieve and gather dynamic material response data at strain rates above 107s-1 and at temperatures up to and exceeding 1000°C to provide data for first-principles hydro-codes modeling in a laboratory environment. The focus in Ph ...