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The output of the traditional optics fibers produce a Gaussian-shaped output due to the internal mode structure. Moreover, the output from traditional optical fibers contains spatial non-uniformities that are undesirable for certain applications. Many advanced applications require a “flat-top” intensity distribution of the laser beam as it produces uniform illumination and minimizes speckle. T ...

The assets of the US Navy are under constant threat of attack from small fast moving boats, such as the Fast Attack Craft (FAC) and the Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC). These craft may be operated by forces from recognized adversaries such as Iran or North Korea, by “Rogue States” or by violent non-state actors whose ideology encourages violence against US interests. To counter this threat, t ...

The Navy requires a life raft that is small enough to fit within a front pocket on the body-worn survival ensemble. Having a pocket-sized raft at hand helps facilitate successful egress, inflation, and boarding. The required 12 cubic inches of stowed volume is a significant challenge, considering that a typical one-person raft compacts to about 700 cubic inches under vacuum. Safe, Inc. (Safe) has ...

Cyberspace includes a wide range of physical networks, storage and computing devices, applications, and users with different roles and requirements. These can be grouped into three layers: Physical, Logical, and Cyber-persona layers. Securing and protecting such complex and dynamic cyberspace resources and services are grand challenges. This project aims at developing a multi-layer anomaly behavio ...

Alphacore will develop an Intermediate Frequency (IF) Conversion System for High-Bandwidth Multiplexed Sensors Arrays for NIST’s 2018 solicitation for Exploratory Measurement Science Topic 9.04.02.68. The proposing team has already successfully developed and evaluated a similar printed-circuit board (PCB)-based system for NIST (ROACH2 BLAST-TNG, refer section 1.2). The goal in Phase I is therefo ...

TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: The Hybrid Quadrotor concept, developed by Latitude Engineering, combines the high power density of electric motors and propellers with the high energy density of a piston engine and liquid fuel. Together, each technology enables maximum performance in HQ's two regimes of flight: the electric system is responsible for lift while hovering (high power, short endurance), and the g ...

The objective of this SBIR is to develop a prototype T-SCAN algorithm to be hosted on WAMS to form and manage multiple simultaneous point-to-multipoint sessions over a transponded satellite for non-networking capable Wideband Anti-jam Modern Systems (WAMS) waveforms. To reduce integration and certification risks, the prototype T-SCAN algorithm is intended to be hosted on the General Purpose Proces ...

Response Technologies (RT) seeks to determine the technical feasibility of a: scalable, economical, repeatable, and optimized polymeric matrix (RTPM). RTPM shall have universal fuel compatibility and could replace incumbent reticulated polyurethane foams in explosion suppression fuel tanks. RT’s process utilizes additive manufacturing to produce polymeric parts from 0.5 to 20 PCF. This will be f ...

Composites are increasingly used in components for defense applications as well as commercial structures. They are generally exposed to microstructural damage and thermo-mechanical loading, leading to physical property degradation. It is a very challenging task to predict all possible failure modes (matrix cracking, fiber breakage, delamination) because damage initiation and its progressive growth ...

A system to covertly communicate in underwater acoustic shallow water environment for Naval applications is described. Techniques for clandescent and directional communication are evaluated. Broadband underwater communications are developed.