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This proposed project combines advanced thin film materials engineering technology with state of the art photonic integrated circuit device concepts to develop next generation integrated electro-optic modulator devices. The proposed high speed thin film electro-optic modulator technology fills a critical need for compact, low voltage, and high analog bandwidth linear electro-optic modulators in si ...

The proposed R&D program is directed towards the commercialization of a new class of two-dimensional (2D) inorganic nanosheets, known as MXenes. Commercialization of these materials is a priority for maintaining the superiority of US military technology in application areas such as: field effect transistors, energy storage devices, shielding from electromagnetic interference, high performance comp ...

The United States Air Force (USAF) has a long history of using human performance models to increase the effectiveness of training, and predict the impact of physical factors (like fatigue) and environmental factors (like time pressures and information uncertainty). Within Phase I, Sonalysts and Miami University worked to improve the quality of these models through the development of the EEG Modeli ...

Phase II research efforts focus on advancing the development of the switchable polarizer light control films for pilots and warfighters. The light control films utilize AlphaMicron's propriety liquid crystal technology to provide adjustable tint on demand with millisecond switching times, fails to clear, and excellent optics. Research efforts include the development and fabrication of single and d ...

In collaboration with USAF Global Strike Command 5 MXG/CC, Boeing, and University of Houston, we plan to understand key coatings requirements for AF applications and test novel anti-icing coatings. 

Quantum computer technology is critical to the AF. The Phase II will continue our work on the topological insulator quantum bit and the customer discovery process within the AF’s Research Community.

The research objective of the proposed Phase II work is to design, optimize, and demonstrate breadboard prototypes of bio-inspired Spatially Varying Photonic Crystals (SVPCs) that optimize tunability, self-collimation, and transmission of light through sharp bends as per the application-specific requirements. The design process will be performed using a SVPC design toolkit that includes mathematic ...

Exciting Technology, LLC (ET) and University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) along with their Transition partner Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies (LMCT) plan to extend the Phase I phenomenology and wave optics simulations, and build a vibration imaging LiDAR for target phenomenology characterizations in controlled environments.  In addition, the team provides an optional path to accelera ...

This is an augmentation of a robotic installation Robin AFB GXMG has been using for over a decade. Each C-130 prop that needs grinding for remanufacture will no longer be treated exactly the same (since they are not). 3D sensing will adapt a grinding process to the exact blade geometry. Furthermore, if a prop need to be processed further (to remove pitting or scratches), the system will target onl ...

The Overall Objective of the Phase II project is to optimize and scale up an on-board miniature reactor for effectively removing sulfur in logistics fuels, such as JP-8, and to investigate the thermal stability of the desulfurized fuels. The Specific Technical Objectives for this phase are to: (1) optimize the reactor design and manufacturing process to provide a conceptual system design for ident ...