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Molding Technology for Low-Cost Infrared (IR) Chalcogenide Glass Optical Components

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-06-C-0182
Agency Tracking Number: N061-025-0844
Amount: $79,948.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N06-025
Solicitation Number: 2006.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2006
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-04-11
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2006-10-10
Small Business Information
15 Cabot Road
Woburn, MA 01801
United States
DUNS: 004841644
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Jack Salerno
 President
 (781) 935-1200
 jsalerno@agiltron.com
Business Contact
 Mary Davoli
Title: Contract Administrator
Phone: (781) 935-1200
Email: maryanne@agiltron.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Based on our extensive experience in infrared glass and lens molding, Agiltron proposes to develop an advanced molded IR lens technology that will drastically improve the way the infrared sensor optics are produced for DoD applications. The proposed manufacturing technology produces IR optics with many-fold reductions in cost, size, weight, and fabrication time. The ability to reproducibly manufacture aspheric optics with complex net-shapes reduces the number of lenses traditional require for imaging systems, providing highly desirable aberration correction as well as system weight and size reduction. The technology utilizes a proprietary new chalcogenide glass material that reduces temperature induced index refraction change to near zero. The proposed program technology is industry leading and state-of-the-art. In Phase I, we propose to demonstrate a molded double convex chalcogenide glass lens of high optical performance. A volume production process and molding system will be developed in Phase II. BENEFITS: The technology is ideal for missile defense optics fabrication. The proposed low-cost IR optics will have broad applications, such as fire fighting, law enforcement, industrial control, driver’s aids, traffic monitor, biomedical imaging, pollution detector, and security systems. The potential market is substantial.

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