BOULDER NONLINEAR SYSTEMS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: Boulder Nonlinear Systems proposes to continue development of improved adaptive polymer le

BOULDER NONLINEAR SYSTEMS, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$749,382
Agency
Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
Solicitation
2011.2
NAICS
Place of performance
CO
Period
2011-05-05

Description

Boulder Nonlinear Systems proposes to continue development of improved adaptive polymer lenses (APLs) for use in a variety of imaging systems. Phase II deliverables include: A prototype dynamic-zoom rifle scope (continuous 1x to 4x zoom), utilizing an adaptive polymer lens, that can compensate for the chromatic error of the human eye; A prototype 50-mm diameter adaptive polymer lens with less than 1-wave surface error; A prototype adaptive polymer lens that can be used in the mid-IR (3-micron wavelength) with less than 0.5-dB attenuation; Concept designs for the dynamic-zoom rifle scope that can protect the human eye from laser blinding, at arbitrary visible wavelengths