SBIR/STTR Research Award
Hydrophobic and wide-angle anti-reflecting nanostructured coatings on hemispherical domes and windows; including high-refractive index surfaces
Award amount
$1,493,454Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- HIGHRI OPTICS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2021-02-23
- Contract end date
- 2025-05-30
- UEI
- VV7JKMTEEKF7
- Solicitation number
- 17.1
- Topic code
- N171-045
Research abstract
It is imperative for the US NAVY that the submarine window/dome surfaces are free from sun glint and are water repellent so that visibility ofĀthe imaging sensors unit can properly operate during surveillance missions after surfacing. The goal of this proposal is to develop the technology to produceĀhydrophobic, broadband, and wide-angle random nanostructured antireflection (RAR) coatings that will diminish sunĀglint down to 0.05 % over the flat and curved dome/window surfaces. The main technical goal is to develop a robust process to uniformlyĀcoat RAR nanostructures over the curved window/dome surfaces using a simple molding technique; nanoimprint lithography. RAR surface willĀbe covered with a durable thin-layer coating for lasting durability and water-repellency.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- BINARY PSEUDO RANDOM ARRAY (BPRA) FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF OPTICAL IMAGERS
- Rapid Low-Loss Polymer PIC Platforms Using High-Index Nanoimprintable Materials
- Binary Pseudo Random Array (BPRA) Standards, Protocol, and Software for EUV Lithography Tool Enhancement
- BINARY PSEUDO RANDOM ARRAY (BPRA) FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF OPTICAL IMAGERS
- Highly Efficient Low Loss Fiber-Chip Light Coupling for Quantum Networks
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- RAR Nano-Texturing For High Performance Super-Hydrophobic Beam Director Head Windows
- Random Anti-Reflective Hydrophobic Textures on Semi-Hemispheric Domes
- Hydrophobic Anti-Reflection Nanotextures For Panoramic Photonic Mast Windows
- Hydrophobic Low-Reflective Coatings for Hemispheric Domes
- Hydrophobic and wide-angle anti-reflecting nanostructured coatings on hemispherical domes and windows; including high-refractive index surfaces
Research funding history
13 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2025). Reported award amounts total $7,349,472. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense