Optimization of Active Polarimeters for ATR

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: N/A	Award ID:	Program Year/Program: 2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: A111-032-0772	Solicitation Year: 2011	Solicitation Topic Code: A11-032	Solicitation Number: 2011.1

Small Business Information: ADVANCED OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
P.O. Box 8383 Albuquerque, NM -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2011

Title: Optimization of Active Polarimeters for ATR

Agency: DOD

Contract: W909MY-11-C-0038

Award Amount: $99,968.00

Abstract:
Use of polarization signatures can dramatically improve the performance of active or laser sensors for automated target recognition (ATR) and other applications. While their potential has been widely recognized, laser polarimeters have been limited by technology gaps in two areas: utilization of high-dimensional data and operation in a real-time compact system. This project extends and combines 1) polarization-components techniques (PCT) classification algorithms for efficient signature utilization and 2) partial Mueller-matrix polarimeter (pMMP) designs to allow effective implementation in deployable sensors and an existing active imager in particular.

Principal Investigator:
Brian Hoover
Chief Scientist
(505) 250-1685
hoover@advanced-optical.com

Business Contact:
Malini Hoover
Vice President
(505) 250-1685
malini@advanced-optical.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Optical Technologies, Inc
PO Box 8383 Albuquerque, NM -

EIN/Tax ID: 061349972

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No