SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITYFlexure-based Rotary Comb Drive Tip-Tilt Micro-Mirror Array for High-Speed Light Steering - Image of LLNL hexagonal micromirror prototype - Micromirror Array for Guiding Light with Speed and Precision
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 238990
— All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Industrial Partnerships & Commercialization, 7000 East Avenue, L-795, Livermore, California, 94550
- ZIP Code
- 94550
- Solicitation Number
- FBO333-17
- Archive Date
- 4/4/2017
- Point of Contact
- Connie L Pitcock, Phone: 925-422-1072
- E-Mail Address
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pitcock1@llnl.gov
(pitcock1@llnl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Micro-Mirror Array for High-Speed Light Steering Opportunity : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a research partnership collaboration to further develop this technology and license intellectual property rights to ultimately commercialize this technology. Background : Tip/tilt/piston (TTP) micro-mirror arrays have been a topic of significant interest since the 1980's because of their ability to simultaneously direct multiple beams of light in various directions at high speeds (kHz). Applications, which drove the development of such arrays, included optical cross-connects, ultrafast wideband optical switches, beam stabilization, image projection, object tracking, adaptive optics for aberration correction and laser scanning/steering. Most existing TTP arrays can be categorized into five major types according to their actuation physics and reflecting surface geometry. Description : LLNL researchers have developed a high-speed, tightly-packed array of micro-mirrors capable of rapidly (>40 kHz) directing light over large angles (>10°) in two axes-tip and tilt-with continuous closed-loop motion control. LLNL's TTP micro-mirror array design contains a number of unique features that enable its high performance. These features are generated from the application of precise constraint in the design of the flexures linking the mirror components together. Three flexural structures are utilized in the design, i) mirror guide flexures, ii) decoupling transmission flexures, and iii) actuator guide flexures. All of these flexures are designed to only allow the desired degrees of freedom (DOF). The structure does not have any extra degrees of freedom, so all structural modes are directly controllable by the actuators. Nothing is 'free' to resonate along flexural directions of compliance during operation. This means the higher order harmonics of the structure are moved up to significantly higher frequencies, raising the operating speed. Advantages : LLNL's flexure-based rotary comb drive tip-tilt micro-mirror array has a significantly higher performance in both range and speed over existing equipment, due to innovations in three areas: flexures, actuators and scaling. These performance gains enable a large variety of optically-based technologies with high value applications. Potential Applications : Applications for LLNL's micro-mirror array include: (1) Fusion target tracking for high rate energy production (2) True-3D image generation for multi-threaded autostereoscopic displays and cloaking devices. (3) High-speed confocal microscopy (4) High-speed gas detection sensors (5) Ultra-rapid multi-material 3D printing (6) Photonic computing and advances (7) Compact laser communications (8) Precision focusable LIDAR (9) Laser manufacturing (10) Broad-spectrum ultrafast optical switching (11) Beam/image stabilization (12) Optical cross-connects (13) Illumination tracking Development Status: A patent application has been filed for this invention. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources/industry/working-with-us for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's Flexure-based Rotary Comb Drive Tip-Tilt Micro-Mirror Array for High-Speed Light Steering technology should provide a written statement of interest, which includes the following: 1. Company Name and address. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. 3. A description of corporate expertise and facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Industrial Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 Attention: FBO 333-17 Please provide your written statement within thirty (30) days from the date this announcement is published to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's Flexure-based Rotary Comb Drive Tip-Tilt Micro-Mirror Array for High-Speed Light Steering technology.
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