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Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4239
Amount: $83,538.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1560 Brookhollow Dr
Santa Ana, CA 92705
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR JOSEF E WUERER
 (714) 556-2800
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS ALLOCATING SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO EXPLORE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL SHORT WAVELENGTH LASER (SWL) CONCEPTS INTO WEAPON GRADE SYSTEMS. THE DESIGN GOALS FOR THESE WEAPONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED LARGELY ON THE BASIS OF LETHALITY DATA OBTAINED WITH IR LASERS. IN THE PROPOSED PROGRAM, THE POTENTIAL OF HARDENING RESPONSIVE TARGETS WITH CONCEPTS TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO COUNTER SHORT WAVELENGTH LASERS WILL BE EXPLORED ANALYTICALLY. THE EXPERIMENTAL EFFORT REQUIRED FOR AN EARLY VALIDATION OF SWL/MATERIALS INTERACTION EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ALSO WILL BE ADDRESSED.

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