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Raytheon Opticals Nab $6.9M

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The Office of Naval Research has awarded defense contractor Raytheon Co. a $6.9 million, Phase II contract to develop a new class of nanocomposite optical materials, the company announced today.

“This contract will further optimize the most promising nanocomposite materials and fabrication methods identified during Phase I,” said Michael Del Checcolo, vice president of engineering for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (Raytheon IDS). This continuation of the DARPA Nanocomposite Optical Ceramics project will be performed over the next 18 to 24 months and is aimed at enhancing missile performance with full infrared transparency, as well as substantially increasing performance, reliability and durability.

Raytheon IDS is partnering on the project with Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz.; Nanocerox, Ann Arbor, Mich.; CeraNova, Marlborough, Mass.; CBW TechServices, Framingham, Mass.; the University of California, Davis; Rutgers University, Piscataway, N.J.; and the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.

Raytheon IDS also announced this week that it has received two Navy contracts worth $90 million combined.

For more information, visit: www.raytheon.com
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infrared
Infrared (IR) refers to the region of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths longer than those of visible light, but shorter than those of microwaves. The infrared spectrum spans wavelengths roughly between 700 nanometers (nm) and 1 millimeter (mm). It is divided into three main subcategories: Near-infrared (NIR): Wavelengths from approximately 700 nm to 1.4 micrometers (µm). Near-infrared light is often used in telecommunications, as well as in various imaging and sensing...
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Pertaining to optics and the phenomena of light.
photonics
The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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