Success Story - Technology Listing Optics

Success Stories by Technology: Optics

Amherst Systems, Inc., Buffalo, NY

Dynamically Reconfigurable Vision

Applied Mathematical Physics Research, Inc., Lexington, MA

SOPHI: Segmmented Optics Phase Integration

Applied Technology Associates, Albuquerque, NM

Magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) Stable Reference (MSTAR)

Barr Associates, Inc., Westford, MA

Image Quality, Space Qualified Interference Filters

Bauer Associates, Inc., Wellesley, MA

Laser-based Measurement Technique for Optical Surfaces
Multi-Point In-Situ Profiling of Large Aspherics

Blue Line Engineering Co., Colorado Springs, CO

Fully Active Scale Telescope (FAST)

Boulder Nonlinear Systems, Inc., Lafayette, CO

High Speed, Compact Spacial Light Modulator

Cambridge Research & Instruments, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Electrically Tunable Liquid Crystal Spectral Image Filters

Coherent Technologies, Inc., Lafayette, CO

Laser Radar Vibrometer

Composite Optics, Inc., San Diego, CA

Arc-Second Stability of Graphite Fiber Reinforced Composition Optical Bench Via Passive Thermal Management
Light Weight Composite Mirrors for Science Instruments

Conax Buffalo Corporation, Buffalo, NY

Blackbody High Temperature Optical Sensor

Corning OCA Applied Optics, Garden Grove, CA

Ultra-Lightweight, Large-Aperture Space-Based Telescope
Aspheric Surface Figuring Using Plasma-Assisted Chemical Etching

Cullimore & Ring Technologies, Littleton, CO

OptiOpt: Integrated Design and Optimization od Thermal/Structural/Optical Systems

DeMaria Electro Optics Systems, Inc., Bloomfield, CT

Tunable Laser for Ground-Based and Airborne Submillimeter Radiometers

Displaytech, Inc., Longmont, CO

Miniature, High-Resolution Display

Duncan Technologies, Inc., Auburn, CA

         Bi-Directional Fiberoptic Coupler
         Color Hydrogen Flame Imaging System
         Smart Laser Ignitor for Reaction Control System (RCS) Thrusters

E-Tek Dynamics, Inc., Melbourne, CA

Tunable Laser Diode and Optical Phase-Locked Loop

EIC Laboratories, Inc., Norwood, MA

Raman Spectrograph
Variable-Transmittance Space Suit Visor

Eltron Research Inc., Boulder, CO

Low-Cost Fabrication of High-Temperature Polyimide Matrix Composites

Entech, Inc., Keller, TX

Fresnel Lens Photovoltaic Concentrator Array

Environmental Optical Sensors, Inc., Boulder, CO

Miniature Ultra-Stable Diode Laser

Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, VA

Packaging Technology for Long-Lifetime Space-Based Lasers

Fiber & Sensor Technologies, Inc., Blacksburg, VA

Optical Fiber Strain Gage

Flight Landata Inc., Lawrence, MA

An Airborne VNIR and SWIR Imaging Spectrometer

Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA

Electronically Switchable Bragg Gratings (ESBGs)
Fiber Optic FTIR Spectroscopy

Garman Systems, Inc., Nashville, TN

Unobtrusive Sensor and Effector Technology with Optical Applications

Geo-Centers, Inc., Newton Centre, MA

Fiber Optic Systems for Composite Process Monitoring and Control
Porous Polymer Optrode Monitoring System

Infrared Fiber Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD

PlastiScan

Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA

Detecting the Onset of Fire in an Aircraft by Employing Correlation Spectroscopy

InterScience, Inc., Troy, NY

Intensified Color Camera

Ion Optics, Inc., Waltham, MA

Hand Held Infrared Spectrometer

Iowa Thin Film Technologies, Inc., Ames, IA

Flexible, Lightweight, Amorphous, Silicon Solar Cells Tuned for Air Mass Zero (AMO) Spectrum

IPIX Corporation (OmniView, Inc.), Reston, VA

Immersive Imaging Technology

Lambda Research Corporation, Littleton, MA

Interactive Software For End-To-End Electro-Optical System Modeling
Software for Optical Instrument Design and Stray Light Analysis

Left Hand Design Corporation, Longmont, CO

Steering and Alignment Mirrors for Space Based Optical Systems

Litecom, Inc., Canoga Park, CA

Fiber Optic Cable Feedthrough and Hermetic Sealing for Aerospace Environment

Luxel Corporation, Friday Harbor, WA

         Applications of Thin Polyimide Films to X-Ray Optics
         Composites of Fiber Reinforced Ultra Thin Films For X-Ray Applications
         High throughput thin foil filters with enhanced durability for the soft X-ray and EUV regions

Mide Technology Corporation, Medford, MA

Disturbance Optics Controls Structures

Opotek, Inc., Carlsbad, CA

Contaminant Monitor Laser

Optical Research Associates, Pasadena, CA

High Accuracy Optical System Simulation�

Optivision, Inc., Palo Alto, CA

OptiVideo MPEG Compression Products

Pegasus Glassworks, Inc., Sturbridge, MA

High-Gain, Sheared MCPs Using an Innovative Boule Design

Photobit Corporation, Pasadena, CA

Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Image Sensor

Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA

         Adaptive Optics System Based on a Compact Liquid Crystal Wavefront Corrector
         Dynamic Coherently Coupled Holographic Optical Element
         3-D Visualization System For Robotic Teleoperations

Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA

Optical Temperature Monitor

Polatomic, Inc., Richardson, TX

Metal Thin-Film Optical Polarizer

Princeton Electronic Systems, Inc., Princeton, NJ

Epitaxial Lift-Off GaAs on Diamond For High Power Devices

Process Instruments, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

Raman Spectroscopy for On-Line Environmental and Atmospheric Analysis

Q-Peak, Inc., Bedford, MA

349-nm Source for Direct Detection Measurement of Winds

Quantum Devices, Inc., Barneveld, WI

         LED-Based Lighting Treatment for Cancer
         LED-Based Lighting Treatment for Wound Healing
         Solid State Photon Emission Probe for Application with Photodynamic Therapy

SDL, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA

Compact High Speed, High Power Laser

SSG, Inc., Wilmington, MA

Lightweight Telescope for Space Science and Communications

Scientific Materials Corporation, Bozeman, MT

Custom Opto-Electronic Crystals
L.S. Grade Nd:YAG Laser Material

Scientific Research Associates, Inc., Glastonbury, CT

Flow in Turbine Blade Passages

Scientific Solutions, Inc., North Chelmsford , MA

A Switchable Holographic Circle to Point Converter for Use in LIDAR Receivers

Scimeasure Analytical Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Wavefront Sensor Camera

Sensors Unlimited, Inc., Princeton, NJ

Monolithic Arrays for Room Temperature Near Infrared Imaging

Servo Corporation of America, Westbury, NY

A Light Weight, Low-Cost, Dual Array Horizon Sensor

Sicom, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ

Innovative High Speed Modem For Satellite Communications

Space Instruments, Inc., Encinitas, CA

High Precision Radiometer

Space Photonics, Inc. (former Optivision, Inc.), Fayetteville, AR

A Network/Bus Transceiver with Multi-Channel Fiber Optic Interconnects
Radiation Hard Optical Interconnection Network

SPEC. Inc., Boulder, CO

In Situ Lidar for Cloud and Aerosol Radiation Science

Srico, Inc., Columbus, OH

Integrated Optical Voltage Measurement System

Superior Vacuum Technology Associates, Eden Prairie, MN

AlGaN UV Solar-Blind Detector Array

Surface Optics Corporation, San Diego, CA

Durable Silver Coating for Large Aperture Optics

Triangle Research & Development Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC

Smart Eyes: A New Robotic Vision System

United Applied Technologoies, Huntsville, AL

Thin Film FRESNEL Solar Energy Reflector

VLOC/LIGHTNING OPTICAL CORP, Port Richey, FL

Cr:LiSAF Crystals

Vexcel Corporation, Boulder, CO

3-D Scene Simulation and Vision System
Wavefront Coding

Winzen Engineering, Inc., San Antonio, TX

Automated Seal-Flaw Detector

Xinetics, Inc., Devens, MA

         Deformable Mirrors for Space Telescopes
         Multiplexer Driver Electronics for Deformable Mirrors
         NGST Cryogenic Deformable Mirror Demonstrator

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