SBIR/STTR Research Award
MATERIALS FOR FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL INTEGRATED OPTICAL SWITCHES
Award amount
$540,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Displaytech Incorporated
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
FERROELLECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS EXHIBIT LOW VOLTAGE, LOW POWER ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCHING WITH VERY FAST (MICROSECOND) RESPONSE. FLCS CAN BE EMPLOYED IN A SIMPLE GEOMETRY TO MAKE ARRAYS OF ELECTRO-OPTIC WAVEGUIDE COUPLING SWITCHES, SUITABLE FOR MULTI-INPUT, MULTI-OUTPUT APPLICATIONS. THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD DEVELOP LIQUID CRYSTAL, WAVEGUIDE, AND INTERFACE MATERIALS FOR THIS APPLICATION
Technology keywords
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