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Abstract The specific goal of this SBIR effort is the development of a compact, power scalable laser source that operates 2.7 to 3 microns. The core technologies will utilize recent advancements in highly doped Er:YAG Single Crystal Fibers and integrate them into a platform that can be scaled.

In this Phase I SBIR program, Tetramer Technologies will develop new, commercially attractive, thermoplastic optical polymers that have ultra-low scattering losses for use in diffraction-limited optical lenses. The value proposition to the customer using Tetramer"s optical polymers will be decreased scattering of light transmitted through the polymer lens, resulting in smaller Airy disks and impro ...

Lightweight survival rafts and LPUs are proposed for development and proving that will reduce weight the weight of rafts byor more, and reduce the bulk of rafts and LPUs by 1/3 or more, while meeting or exceeding all current performance requirements.

Electrolyzer systems produce high value hydrogen on demand and on site, thus eliminating costly delivery and storage cylinders of hydrogen gas. The potential commercial market applications are projected to be in the $100 billion range by 2017 and are focused in the areas of industrial gas, transportation fueling, and backup power for renewable energy storage. However, the rate of growth of electro ...

WWe propose to develop novel low-loss high-power fully planar GaN C3 (Capacitively-Coupled-Contact) varactor RF switch MMIC with switching time well below 300 ns. The use of GaN material system offers radical device performance improvement over MEMS, pin-diode and other switch types due to an extremely high electron sheet density, high electron channel mobility at AlInGaN/GaN heterointerface, reco ...

ABSTRACT: Space-based systems have become indispensable elements of global communication, military reconnaissance and scientific research. The expenses associated with any space launch are enormous and, once in orbit, a system failure can have catastrophic consequences. Extensive Earth-based testing is essential to ensure a high success rate. To approximate the demands of space deployment, the ...

ABSTRACT: The objective of this proposal is to develop efficient sensitivity analysis methods based on adjoint techniques for multi-disciplinary time-dependent problems. The approach is based on the discrete adjoint, which is derived and implemented on a software component basis, with the various multidisciplinary software components being linked together through a Python interface, thus preservi ...

As NASA space missions become longer in duration the need for high efficiency power generator sets that can operate on NASA logistical fuel become critical. Historically NASA has used fuel cells as part of the energy solution. Space bound energy and power systems require rapid start and stop cycle times as well as high power densities. The high operational efficiency, coupled with the use of logi ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to develop a novel Multivariate Optical Element (MOE) technology platform for fluorescence biomarker applications with superior spectroscopic discrimination performance as compared to traditional bandpass filter techniques. Life science assays utilizing fluorescence for discrimination employ a non-trivial compensation strategy ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project aims to develop a cost-effective and scalable manufacturing process for producing high performance silicon carbide (SiC) fiber for use in protective polymer coatings to increase wear resistance and extend service lifetime. The outcomes of this project will include reduced environmental disruption and potential savings of billions of dollars a ...