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The critical Air Force need addressed by this effort is the enabling of high efficiency wideband (and ultrawideband) communication in a compact (conformal) form factor that minimizes (or eliminates) penalties of drag and structural reinforcement associated with conventional airborne antennas. Wideband multi-function antennas are the ideal solution to the congested spectrum problem and could lead t ...

Freeform optics is a recent, emerging and developing field to meet the increasing demands created by the high performance and ultra-compact optical imaging systems that underpin consumer and medical applications, such as mobile phones, head mounted displays, and ultrathin endoscopes. Additive manufacturing will be an ideal method to prototype freeform optics if surface quality specifications can b ...

All-fiber optical isolators with high power handling are desired for high energy all-fiber laser systems.NP Photonics proposes to design and develop all-fiber optical isolators at the 2 m wavelength region using our unique magneto-optic glasses and innovative all-fiber designs.The proposed all-fiber isolators have the advantages of high power handling, compactness, and high reliability.In Phase I, ...

Ten kW of diffraction-limited output power has been demonstrated, which enables a wide range of new applications from laser welding, laser cutting, and laser drilling to military defense. An isolator is necessary between fiber amplifiers in order to maintain stable operation. We propose to develop and optimize all-fiber isolator using our proprietary Faraday rotation fiber with high Verdet constan ...

Novel, non-pyrotechnic white smoke formulations will be developed during this effort.Upon aerosolization, these polymers will react with both ambient moisture and nitrogen present in air; producing smoke exhibiting significant obscuring power within visible and NIR spectral regimes.

Todays advanced LiDAR systems typically lack the ability to autonomously detect man-made shapes and structures and provide that 3-D data to Geospatial Intelligence quickly and effectively to aid in tactical decisions. Rincon Research Corporation (RRC) presents its solution to this problem through the design and development of algorithms that perform onboard Automated Feature Extraction (AFE) and/o ...

Body flailing during a severe helicopter crash can lead to injury or death when the head and upper torso strike rigid objects within the flail envelope.Currently fielded restraint systems allow a large flail envelope because the strap routing and anchor positions require some body motion to occur before the straps can develop significant reaction loads.Safe, Inc. (Safe) is proposing an alternate d ...

Occupants of ground combat vehicles are at risk of head injury when the vehicle is attacked by an underbody blast and its violent motion causes the head to strike the interior.Occupants are also at risk from spallfragments of material liberated from the interior wall of the vehicle by shock waves or overmatched threats.Vehicles currently have interior liner panels for spall mitigation but lack ade ...

The proliferation of smartphones and BLE technologies over the past 5+ years has created the perfect environment for the explosion of the IoT. These same technologies can be exploited in a tactical military environment to collect soldier biometric data for analysis and assessmentand potentially other types of sensor data (terrain, CBRNE detection, electronic warfare, etc.) for enhanced situational ...

Spray-plated ferrites are of interest for two reasons, they exhibit the highest magnetic conductivity among ferrites and are manufactured at low temperature (90C). The low temperature manufacturing method uses an in-situ process compatible with other microwave integrated circuit processes and printed circuit boards. Integrating these disruptive technologies would lower the cost, volume, and enhanc ...