SBIR/STTR Research Award

Athermal Smart Windows for Laser Optics

Award identifier ecccf7f61b30affe099141a030c85c2ef9a6e8998d8df8b3a9f91642fa8b4309Awarding agency Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency

Award amount

$70,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2003

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Missile Defense Agency
Recipient company
SURMET CORP
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
P559PBN6LX76
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

Bulkhead windows used in the airborne laser (ABL) system, besides being mechanically strong with very low absorption and scatter characteristics at the laser wavelengths (0.8-3.2 mm), should exhibit minimum thermo-optical distortion caused by temperaturevariation within the material. Fused silica is considered as one of the candidate materials for ABL bulkhead windows because of its favorable properties. However, the material suffers from positive thermo-optic coefficient, dn/dT, which contributes tooptical path distortion as a result of laser heating. Combining the window with an adaptive optical element to compensate for the distortions seems to be a viable approach to overcome this problem. In the proposed research program, Surmet Corporationseeks to develop an innovative

Technology keywords

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Other awards by this recipient

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Research funding history

117 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2025). Reported award amounts total $45,025,722. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

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

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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