PLASMONICS INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A15-047

PLASMONICS INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

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Amount
$99,552
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
A15-047
Solicitation
2015.1
NAICS
Place of performance
FL
Period
2015-08-11 → 2016-02-11

Description

We propose to use metamaterial films to produce flakes for aerosolized obscurants which can have narrow-band transmission windows. We will focus our initial efforts on the visible and SWIR range, but the technique can be extended into out to the LWIR as needed. This effort will proceed with the analytical and computational design of the metamaterial structures which can provide extinction on the order of 4.5 m^2/g for broadband radiation while allowing narrow passbands. We will synthesize a moderate quantity of flakes in Phase I for testing and proof of feasibility.