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Corrective Optics Manufacturing for Aerodynamic Infrared Domes and Conformal Sensor Windows
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68936-13-C-0162
Agency Tracking Number: N132-124-0210
Amount:
$78,855.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N132-124
Solicitation Number:
2013.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2013
Award Year:
2013
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
2013-09-30
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
2014-04-01
Small Business Information
6367 Dean Parkway
Ontario, NY
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United States
DUNS:
787064120
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Matthew Brophy
Title: R&D Ceramic Engineer
Phone: (585) 265-1020
Email: mbrophy@optimaxsi.com
Title: R&D Ceramic Engineer
Phone: (585) 265-1020
Email: mbrophy@optimaxsi.com
Business Contact
Name: Tom Kelly
Title: CFO
Phone: (585) 562-1020
Email: tkelly@optimaxsi.com
Title: CFO
Phone: (585) 562-1020
Email: tkelly@optimaxsi.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
Previous work at Optimax has demonstrated capability to manufacture geometrically complex freeform optics through further developments in sub-aperture polishing. Furthermore, the novel Optimax VIBE smoothing process finished optics, composed of polycrystalline ceramics, to a very fine surface roughness (~1-2nm RMS) without grain highlighting and preferential removal. This proposal builds off previous successes by extending figure correction to more complex geometries, eliminating grain highlighting on freeform shapes, and reducing cost and time of manufacturing polycrystalline ceramic freeform optics.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
