Band selecting ultraviolet coatings by atomic layer engineering

This proposal aims to build on recent work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) that has demonstrated a new metal fluoride thin-film deposition process for improved ultraviolet optical coatings. We will build on existing demonstrations of simple anti-reflection coatings and protected aluminum mirrors to more broadly advance the state-of-the-art for all ultraviolet optical coatings relevant to astrophysics instrumentation. We will produce more complex, but at the same time, more stable optical coatings required for a broad range of UV astrophysics instruments.

This is a mature technology (TRL 7+) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

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