BROAD-BAND, WIDE DYNAMIC RAGNE FIABER-OPTIC ACCELEROMETER SYSTEM FOR GROUND MOTION SURVEYS

Award Information

Agency: National Science Foundation

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 17370

Amount: $49,956.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1992

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Optech

360 Herndon Parkway Suite 1200

Herndon, VA 22070

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Charles M. Davis, Ph.d.
Title: G4i\w\t
Phone: (703) 478-0844

Business Contact

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Research Institution

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Abstract

IMPROVED RELIABLE ACCELEROMETERS SUITABLE FOR WIDE DEPLOYMENT IN SEISMIC ARRAYS ARE NEEDED FOR EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION STUDIES. IN RESPONSE TO THIS NEED OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OPTECH) IS PROPOSING A FIBER-OPTIC ACCELEROMETER SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES THE DESIRED PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OF BROAD-BAND, WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE, AND LOW POWER CONSUMPTION, AS WELL AS OTHER SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS ANDFEATURES: BROAD-BAND RESPONSE (< 0.1 HZ TO > 100 HZ) WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE (ON THE ORDER OF 140 TO 160 DB) LOW POWER CONSUMPTION ROBUST CONSTRUCTION (NO MOVING PARTS) CAPABILITY TO OPERATE IN ANY ORIENTATION LOW MAINTENANCE COST HIGH RELIABILITY (NO MOVING PARTS) HIGH RADIATION TOLERANCE (SUITABLE FOR NUCLEAR PLANT DEPLOYMENT) DIGITAL OUTPUT (IN PHASE II)

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BROAD-BAND, WIDE DYNAMIC RAGNE FIABER-OPTIC ACCELEROMETER SYSTEM FOR GROUND MOTION SURVEYS