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NOVEL SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE WINDOW FILMS BASED ON MULTIPLEXED HOLOGRAPHY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 21029
Amount: $599,999.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1994
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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20600 Gramercy Pl #103
Torrance, CA 90501
United States
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HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Gajendra Savant
 (310) 320-3088
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Abstract

IT IS PLANNED IN PHASE I TO DEVELOP ADVANCED MULTIPLEX HOLOGRAPHIC FILMS (MHF) WHICH CAN PROVIDE THE ADVANTAGES OF DAYLIGHTING AND SOLAR CONTROL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THESE FILMS WILL UTILIZE NEW HOLOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR BEAM SHAPING AND REFLECTIONS OF THE NEAR ULTRAVIOLET (UV) SOLAR SPECTRUM. THE RESULTING MHFS WILL BE SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE WITH HIGH TRANSMISSIONS IN THE VISIBLE SPECTRAL RANGE AND WITH HIGH REFLECTIVITY IN BOTH NEAR INFRARED AND NEAR UV SPECTRAL REGIONS. IN ADDITION THE BEAM SHAPING CAPABILITY OF THE PLANNED MHFS WILL PROVIDE MOST EFFICIENT AND UNIFORM DAYLIGHTING WITHOUT NEGATIVE TRADEOFFS. THEY CAN ALSO BE RECORDED ONTO FLEXIBLE SUBTRATES AND THEN ADHERED TO A SINGLE GLAZING. THE MHFS CAN BE PRODUCED USING COST-EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES LEADING TO THE MOST EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL WINDOW FILMS WITH HIGH COMMERCIALIZATION POTENTIAL.

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