SBIR/STTR Research Award
READ/WRITE/ERASE OPTICAL MATERIALS
Award amount
$40,706Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Astrotech Inc
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
WE PROPOSE TO INVESTIGATE INTO THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE REVERSIBLE OPTICAL DISK, USING THIN FILMS OF AN ALLOY OF NEODYMIUM, DYSPROSIUM AND IRON AS THE RECORDING MATERIALS. THE REVERSIBLE OPTICAL DISKS WOULD HAVE A C/N RATIO OF 55 DB AT 2 MHZ., A CYCLE LIFETIME OF MORE THAN A MILLION, AND A RETENTION TIME OF 10 TO 20 YEARS.
Technology keywords
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