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Infrared Spectrometer for the Cryovacuum Environment

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9101-11-M-0008
Agency Tracking Number: F103-224-0621
Amount: $99,901.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF103-224
Solicitation Number: 2010.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-01-06
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
200 Westside Square Suite 320
Huntsville, AL -
United States
DUNS: 129074840
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 J. Pezzaniti
 Chief Technical Officer
 (256) 562-0087
 larry.pezzaniti@polarissensor.com
Business Contact
 David B. Chenault
Title: President
Phone: (256) 562-0087
Email: david.chenault@polarissensor.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

The 7V and 10V space chambers at Arnold Air Force Base are deep space environment simulators developed to test high performance interceptors and surveillance sensors in deep space conditions (20K background temperature). The chambers operate over the visible to Long Wave Infrared portions of the spectra. The proposed spectrometer will be designed for integrated into either the 7V or 10V space chamber to assist in calibration/test of the collimator/source array and to test the resistive source array, point sources, flood sources and monochromator source. The starting design for the spectrometer named CHRIS (Compact High Resolution Infrared Spectrometer) makes use of Polaris"Division of Aperture technology, Grism diffractive elements realized with Grey Scale Technology, and the Aquarius Si:As focal plane array offered by Raytheon. Several designs will be investigated as part of the Phase I development and an optimal design will be proposed for Phase II development. The proposed spectrometer design provides for both 1D spatial information and spectral information between the wavelengths 1 and 20 microns. The spectrometer is small and lightweight, and has the potential to mature into a field portable ruggedized sensor. The design uses current state-of-the-art commercially available components. BENEFIT: It is anticipated that the Compact High Resolution Infrared Spectrometer (CHRIS) will have a wide range of applications including chemical threat cloud detection, nuclear proliferation detection, humanitarian de-mining, remote sensing, and medical imaging. The sensor is designed to be small, compact and lightweight, allowing the sensor to be operated from a variety of platforms, including airborne, military vehicle, stationary outdoor or naval.

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