SBIR/STTR Research Award
IR Transmitting Aspheric Window Optics from Spinel Ceramics
Award amount
$149,998Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- ATS-MER, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2012-05-07
- Contract end date
- 2013-08-05
- UEI
- F8HABDW7DVG8
- Solicitation number
- 2012.1
- Topic code
- N121-087
Research abstract
This Navy Phase I SBIR Program proposes to develop infrared (IR) transmitting spinel ceramics, with good environmental durability, that can be green molded into domes, hyper-domes, and aspheric shapes using freeze forging (FF) and spinel sintering technology to produce close-to-net shape blanks. This project will perform complete characterization of the novel spinel ceramic material, optimize the 3-D fabrication process, and fabricate a full-size hyper-hemispherical dome using spinel for IR sensing applications.
Technology keywords
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Awards with the same topic code
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- IR Transmitting Aspheric Window Optics from Spinel Ceramics
- Low cost fabrication of high IR transmission and hardness aspheric composite ceramic windows
Research funding history
464 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1985–2018). Reported award amounts total $100,117,977. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation