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An innovative tunable vibration absorber (TVA) concept was developed in the Phase I feasibility study. This design was selected among others to be developed in full scale in Phase II and Phase II Option based on a detailed theoretical modeling, smallprototype test results, and a cost analysis, which were conducted in Phase I.In Phase II and Phase II Option a new generation of TVA utilizing a clas ...

A study of the application for a visible light camera based on placing a Delta Sigma modulator at each pixel to provide per pixel A/D showed the potential for superior performance compared to alterate APS designs. It was demonstrated that substantiallyhigher fill factor and smaller pixel size could be achieved using common CMOS technology. Well capacity and linearity of the sensor were also shown ...

To reach the objectives of new and innovative technologies and architectures for phased array radar system development, ionized gas plasma antennas (GPA) and waveguides may be effective. GPA approaches such as windowing to reduce back and side lobes,increase radiation efficiency and provide rapid reconfigurability would support new revolutionary radar designs. Plasma waveguides would decrease the ...

The Feather Weight Display is a novel design and integration of industrially mature technologies including ultra-density silicon circuits with ultra-dense chip-to-chip interconnections, ultra-density VCSEL arrays, nonlinear photonic upconverting colormaterials, and nonlinear optical elements. To demonstrate its potential is primarily a design process. Design of emissive and virtual retinal devic ...

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The U.S. submarine force strongly desires an improved situational awareness and a collision avoidance capability based on intercept of active emissions and detection of passive broadband signals. Our Phase I SBIR focused on the development of rapid 3D(range, bearing and depth) localization solution against active emissions detected on existing submarine sensors. The results of our Phase I study sh ...

The U.S. submarine force strongly desires an improved situational awareness and a collision avoidance capability based on intercept of active emissions and detection of passive broadband signals. Our Phase I SBIR focused on the development of rapid 3D(range, bearing and depth) localization solution against active emissions detected on existing submarine sensors. The results of our Phase I study sh ...

Mississippi Polymer Technologies Inc. (MPT) proposes to develop a new generation of polymeric lightweight ammunition for the use by the services. Previous efforts to develop polymer cased ammunition have failed primarily because of problems associatedwith choice of case materials. During Phase I, MPT will execute a thorough survey of the available polymers and processing techniques, followed by ...

This Phase 1 SBIR Proposal entitled

The primary goal of the proposed Phase II SBIR effort is to develop and fabricate high-speed interconnects utilizing GaAs-based monolithic switching modules and hybrid waveguides in order to relieve the chip-to-chip interconnect bottleneck. The switchingmodules include VCSELs and resonant cavity photodetectors with on-chip multiplexing/demultiplexing. These high-speed interconnects are realized ...