SBIR/STTR Research Award

Edge Bonding of Infrared Windows

Award identifier e396e0c9dcde13349c0d55ced7f9f8a60a73fcdcc7bd0498fe0b954067854e34Awarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$945,166

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2009

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Recipient company: ONYX OPTICS, INC.
Proposal award date: 2009-07-31
Contract end date: 2011-08-02
UEI: ENVSK4KJWDH5
Solicitation number: 2008.2
Topic code: N08-134

Research abstract

The technical feasibility of mechanical and optical property requirements of mid-IR sapphire windows has been established on samples taken from small sapphire composites during the course of the Phase I effort. The critical hurdles to be overcome for producing sapphire windows of 760x760x20mm by adhesive-free edge bonding consist of the process development of handling large components and finishing and bonding them with the high dimensional accuracies that make the process economical. The proposed Phase II effort aims to overcome issues relating to manufacturability, mechanical, environmental and optical properties of the AFB® (Adhesive-Free Bond) edge bonding process.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

20 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2015). Reported award amounts total $7,273,015. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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