SBIR/STTR Research Award
ABSORPTION CAPABILITY
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Artech Corp
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
SENSITIVITY OF STELLAR GUIDANCE OPTICS IS LIMITED BY REFLECTION OF STRAY LIGHT INSIDE THE OPTICAL SYSTEM. IMPROVEMENT BY 50-100% OR MORE CAN BE OBTAINED WITH A BLACK COATING, DISCOVERED BY CHARLES FELDMAN AT JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABROATORY, CONSISTING OF SUBMICROSCOPIC COLUMNS OF AMORPHOUS SILICON PRODUCED BY ETCHING THE SURFACE OF A SOLID SILICON LAYER. THE PROGRAM, WITH DR. FELDMAN AS CONSULTANT, WILL EXPLORE THE COATING AND ETCHING PROCESSES INVOLVED AND OPTIMIZE THE OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE FILM IN PREPARATION FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS TO BE DEVELOPED IN PHASE II.
Technology keywords
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