SBIR/STTR Research Award
Anti-Reflective Surface Structures for Missile Domes
Award amount
$130,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- NANOHMICS INC
- Proposal award date
- 2018-10-17
- Contract end date
- 2019-04-20
- UEI
- K39ENMXNLA73
- Solicitation number
- 18.2
- Topic code
- N182-105
Research abstract
Next-generation infrared (IR) seekers will have an aerodynamically-engineered nose cone geometry with a significantly higher degree of curvature compared to conventional hemispherical domes. To prevent unwanted specular + diffuse reflections that obscure the IR focal plane array, the interior of the dome should ideally be treated with an anti-reflective (AR) layer that suppresses stray light reflection in the entire MWIR spectrum. Nanohmics Inc. is developing a lithography-free method of applying random anti-reflective surface structure (rARSS) treatments to curved surface optics. The team will demonstrate that its ‘thermodot’-based rARSS technology is a simple and cost-effective method to manufacture broadband (3 – 5 micron) AR treatments with superior thermal damage thresholds compared to typical AR thin films.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- In-situ Multispectral Array Pixelation for Quantum Dot Scene Projectors
- Meta-optic Spectropolarimeter For Heliophysics Imaging
- High Efficiency, Modular T-form Space Refrigeration
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Internal Antireflection Coatings for Aerodynamic Missile Domes
- Internal Antireflection Coatings for Aerodynamic Missile Domes
- Internal Antireflection Coatings for Aerodynamic Missile Domes
- Highly Conformal, Infrared Antireflection Coatings for Aerodynamic Missile Domes
Research funding history
306 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2025). Reported award amounts total $109,302,435. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture