SITIS Topic Details |
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| Proposals Accepted: | |
| Program: | SBIR |
| Topic Number: | AF103-018 (AirForce) |
| Title: | Integrated Adaptive Optics System | Research & Technical Areas: | Sensors |
| Objective: | Develop an integrated inexpensive, compact, user-friendly adaptive optics system. This system should consider using a number of cutting edge technologies in an integrated system.
| Description: | The military uses adaptive optics for a wide range of imaging, surveillance, reconnaissance and laser applications, including space situational awareness (SSA) and laser radar (ladar). To be extensively used, the adaptive optics system should be compact, lightweight and inexpensive. Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMs) devices have the potential to meet these requirements. We are seeking devices that can be used on a variety of platforms, so we are seeking integrated systems designs that have size, weight and power (SWaP) configurations for such platforms. Such systems should have decreased power consumption and high temporal (20 kHz or better) and spatial frequencies. We are seeking to extend the capabilities of adaptive optics by a factor of 10 over the current state-of-the-art for adaptive optics. The integrated system should be able to use a variety of different wavefront sensor technologies and should be adequate for use with both laser and imaging applications.
| PHASE I: Design an adaptive optics system to be integrated into a single package. This system should be factor of 10 or better in optimized SWaP and should include systems (MEMs) for high temporal and spatial frequencies.
| PHASE II: Model and simulate designed adaptive optics systems. Prepare and test prototype integrated adaptive optics system with high bandwidth, high temporal frequency and high spatial frequency. Determine operational speed and system aberrations.
| PHASE III | DUAL USE COMMERCIALIZATION: Military Application: space surveillance and space situational awareness, directed energy laser weapons.
Commercial Application: microscopy, astronomy, lithography, ophthalmology, laser machining.
| References: |
1. Clara E. Dimas, Julie Perreault, Steven Cornelissen, Harold Dyson, Peter Krulevitch, Paul Bierden, Thomas Bifano, “Large-scale polysilicon surface-micromachined spatial light modulator,” Proc. of SPIE 4983 (2003). 2. C. Dimas, P. Bierden, T. Bifano, J. Perrault, and G. Riemann, “High speed, compact, adaptive optics using MEMS silicon deformable mirrors,” Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. 3. Justin Mansell, Robert Praus, Morris Maynard, Mark Praus, and Stephen Praus, “Progress on Compact Low-Cost Adaptive Optics Systems for Enhanced Imaging and Laser Wavefront Control,” DEPS Beam Control Conference, March 2006. 4. L.F. Rodriguez-Ramos, A. Alonso, F. Gago, J.V. Gigante, G. Herrera, T. Viera, “Adaptive Optics Real-Time Control Using FPGA,” IEEE Field Programmable Logic and Applications, 2006. 5. J. Mansell et al., "High Power Deformable Mirrors," SPIE Conference Mirror Technology Days 2007. |
| Keywords: | adaptive optics, deformable mirror, actuator density, imaging, high energy lasers, MEMs |
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