Title:
Advancement of DMDs for the CASTOR UV MOS
Agreement Number:
1028950
Agreement Value:
$269,628.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 20, 2028
Description:
The team led by PI Vorobiev will collaborate with the Lead Principal Researcher, John Pazder at HAA-RC, on the development and fabrication of digital micromirror devices (DMDs) optimized for use in the near-UV/optical regime (150 – 550 nm). To enable performance in this spectral range, LASP will modify commercially available DMDs in two key ways: 1) replacing the commercial window with a UV-transparent material and 2) re-coating commercially available DMDs with Al/MgF2 coatings. As part of this effort, LASP will develop equipment and procedures to protect DMDs during the coating process.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1028950
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Regents of the University of Colorado
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.