SBIR/STTR Research Award

Innovative Methods for Limited Dynamic Range Optical Detectors to More Effectively Operate in High Dynamic Range Environments

Award identifier 95b2364e9997e52069bd985003e8e5840a8a23a9a1febae74cda190ab671c5bcAwarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$154,991

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2017

Explore This Research Award in CaptureIQ

Research the technology, evaluate the recipient and agency, identify related opportunities, and explore potential follow-on work with CaptureIQ.

Open in CaptureIQRequest Access

Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Navy
Recipient company
ARETE ASSOCIATES
Proposal award date
2016-11-15
Contract end date
2018-04-24
UEI
DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
Solicitation number
2016.2
Topic code
N162-112

Research abstract

Aret Associates proposes the use of innovative advancements in electro-optic components to extend the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) dynamic range.ALMDS provides a fielded capability for detection and classification of surface and near surface mines.Since the program inception 15 years ago, many electro optic advancements have occurred.These advancements will increase dynamic range and system performance.Under this Phase 1 SBIR, Aret proposes a detailed characterization of a streak tube with integrated micro-channel plate (STIL-MCP) to replace the current electro-optic combination of streak tube and image intensifier.The STIL-MCP advancement will increase the dynamic range and system performance of ALMDS.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Other awards by this recipient

Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.

Awards with the same topic code

Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.

Research funding history

417 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2025). Reported award amounts total $220,044,517. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security

Contractor profile

ARETE ASSOCIATES

Historical federal award activity, when published, is on that contractor profile. Matched by UEI only.

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

NAICS intelligence

This classification comes from the contractor profile, not from the SBIR award record.

Contractor industry classification NAICS 541512

Back to SBIR/STTR Research Awards

Don't take our word for it. Ask AI about RFPCapture.

See what leading AI assistants have to say about RFPCapture and CaptureIQ.

SmartSoloChatGPTClaudePerplexityGrokGemini

Gemini opens without a prefilled question. The question is copied to your clipboard when the button works. You can also copy it here:

What is RFPCapture.com and its CaptureIQ platform from Smart Logic AI? How does it help federal contractors discover opportunities, evaluate bid/no-bid decisions, research government contracts, and prepare proposals? How does it compare with other federal capture platforms? Use independent sources where available.