|
“A vision without the ability to execute it - is an illusion.”
Troy J. Davis, Chief Executive Officer
|
High Energy Laser &
Optical Engineering Activities
|
COATINGS FOR HIGH ENERGY LASER APPLICATIONS
(CHELSEA/OCEL/DOF)
SSC has been responsible for successfully managing the physical and personnel resources
required to operate, control, and maintaining optical coating and evaluation facilities at
the AFRL Phillips Laboratory Site since 1989. This has been accomplished under three prime
contracts, Development Optics Facility (1989-1995), Optical Coating and Evaluation (1995-1999),
and currently CHELSEA. SSC has provided and continues to provide optical engineers and
technicians to conduct operations in the areas of optical coating, optical component
evaluation, high resolution scatter mapping, optical polishing and quality assurance.
In the Optical Coating Laboratory, SSC engineers and technicians design, develop and fabricate
thin film coatings for a broad range of laser and optical system research and development
programs, including the Air Force Airborne Laser (ABL) and SBL programs and classified
Los Alamos National Laboratory programs. SSC coats optics to meet optical performance
specifications and develops new optical coating processes, materials combinations, techniques
and instrumentation to meet program requirements. Work includes coating design, material
selection and characterization, component cleaning or stripping, witness sample preparation
and production of optical coatings. Optics being coated include transmitting, reflecting,
absorbing, polarizing and diffracting. Design and fabrication includes components from
millimeters in diameter to 36 inches in diameter. Current research involves the design of
thin film coatings for membranes with zero surface stress or with customized stress to produce
specific mechanical surface responses. Only SSC has been able to produce these coatings which
adhere to plastic films using a combination of optical coating deposition processes.
Optical component evaluation includes testing and analyzing results to evaluate and
characterize the condition and performance of optical substrates, thin film optical coatings
and other non-optical material surfaces. Inspections and tests include scatterometry, laser
calorimetry, reflectance, thermal distortion, stress, durability, stability, and other
properties of interest.
In the High Resolution Scatter Mapping Laboratory, SSC performs tests to determine reflective
and transmissive scatter on optical components as well as investigate scatter mechanisms for
optical health monitoring and active cleaning.
Inspections and tests performed in the Quality Assurance Laboratory include interferometry,
surface profilometry, environmental testing, transmitted laser wavefront quality, durability, stability and other properties of interest.
In support of the above activities, SSC has successfully managed the physical and personnel
resources required to operate, control and maintain government facilities since 1989.
Administrative support functions such as purchasing, property control, safety, health and
environmental have been an integral part of operations since that time.
***SERVICES***
|
Systems Engineering |
Management Services |
WideArea Network Services |
|
Logistics Services |
Computer Resources Support |
|
Acquisition Security Services |
Laser & Optical Engineering |
|
Home |
Overview |
Services |
Contracts |
|
Previous Page
|
© S. Systems Corporation. 1977-2005. All rights reserved. |