Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
High Reflectivity, Broad-Band Silver Coating
Project Description
Silver coatings for optics greater than 2-meters in diameter are sought by NASA for future space telescope systems. In the Phase I research, Surface Optics Corporation (SOC) investigated several new coating systems for protecting silver. The new coating designs are derivations based on a patented coating design created at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The new designs improve the coating's reflectance performance, particularly in the UV region, while maintaining stability in humid and/or corrosive environments. In addition, SOC devised and installed a new piece of coating equipment, which improves the ability to apply exceptionally thin protective layers, by better monitoring the shape of the evaporation plume.
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Anticipated Benefits
TMT, Hobby-Eberly (HET), SALT, GTC, and Solar Concentrator Systems for power generation.
Fills enabling technology need primarily for Astrophysics mission: SIM, TPF, JDEM (SNAP). Potential benefit to future misions in Heliophysics and Planetary Science. More »
Fills enabling technology need primarily for Astrophysics mission: SIM, TPF, JDEM (SNAP). Potential benefit to future misions in Heliophysics and Planetary Science. More »
Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Optics Corporation | Lead Organization | Industry | San Diego, California |
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) | Supporting Organization | FFRDC/UARC | Pasadena, California |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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