TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT & TRANSFER, INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: Conventional transparent ceramics currently used for armor applications have good optical
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT & TRANSFER, INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $499,994
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Solicitation
- 2010.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MD
- Period
- 2011-07-06
Description
Conventional transparent ceramics currently used for armor applications have good optical properties in the visible range, but still contain levels of porosity and impurities that make them unsuitable for laser gain media applications. As TA & T is the industry leader in the production of transparent spinel, our experience uniquely situates us with the know-how for optimization of the spinel processing techniques for the production of a doped high purity MgAl2O4 spinel suitable for polycrystalline laser applications that lases in the 458-490 nm range.