SBIR/STTR Research Award
DESKTOP HIGH SPACE-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT HOLOGRAPHIC FILM PRINTER TO FABRICATE COMPUTER GENERATED HOLOGRAMS
Award amount
$481,300Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1990Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Silhouette Technology, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
COMPUTER GENERATED HOLOGRAMS ARE FINDING APPLICATIONS IN AREAS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH, OPTICAL COMPUTING AND TEST LENS FABRICATION. HOWEVER, RESEARCH HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY THE LACK OF AN AFFORDABLE AND PRACTICAL DESK-TOP SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PRINTING COMPUTER GENERATED HOLOGRAMS OF THE PROPER SIZE AND RESOLUTION. SILHOUETTE TECHNOLOGY HAS DEVELOPED A NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE AN AFFORDABLE, DESK-TOP HOLOGRAPHIC FILM PRINTER OFFERING A VERY HIGH SPACE-BANDWIDTHPRODUCT. THE DEVICE EXCEEDS THE CAPABILITY OF EXISTING SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS DEVICE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED OVER ELECTRON BEAM RECORDERS.
Technology keywords
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