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INNOVATIVE MIRROR TECHNOLOGY FOR X-RAY REFLECTIVE OPTICS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 11609
Amount: $47,836.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
7388 Washington Avenue
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
United States
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Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 JAMES E. TOLAN
Title: GENERAL MANAGER
Phone: (612) 941-1929
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF X-RAY/UV WAVELENGTH MIRROR TECHNOLOGY BY PROPOSING A NEW FABRICATION TECHNIQUE. CALLED ION ENHANCED MOLECULAR BEAM DEPOSITION, THIS TECHNIQUE IS CAPABLE OF FORMING HIGH REFLECTIVITY OPTICAL ELEMENTS BY VACUUM DEPOSITING ARTIFICIALLY STRUCTURED THIN FILM COATINGS. THIS UNIQUE APPROACH HAS PRECISE PROCESS CONTROL NECESSARY TO FORM STRUCTURALLY PERFECT LAYERS ACCORDING TO DESIGNS THAT WILL BE GENERATED BY COMPUTER MODELLING. THE MANUFACTURABILITY OF THESE OPTICAL ELEMENTS WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL EXTEND THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FABRICATION TECHNIQUE AND COULD LEAD TO MUCH IMPROVED MIRRORTECHNOLOGY.

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