Computational Physics, Inc.

A Solid State Yet Rapidly Tunable Filter Based on Liquid Crystal (LC) Etalon Technology Is Designed by Determination of Minimized LC Birefringence Response Time in an Optimized Electric Field. the Key Technological Innovation Is the Use of Liquid Crystal to Tune the Etalon. While This Type of Etalon Has Been in Use for Many Years a Development Effort Is Undertaken to Reduce the Time It Takes to Tune a LC Etalon Over a Free Spectral Range From a Few Milliseconds (current State of the Art) to 100-500 Microseconds (proposed). the Primary Application of This Technology Is Integration Into a Space Based Lidar (light Detection and Ranging) System Particularly in Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) Systems. Dial Is One of the Most Powerful Active Remote Sensing Techniques Due to Its Spatial and Altitude Resolution Measurement Precision and Insensitivity to Surface Emissivity. as Such It Can Be Used to Monitor Spatial and Temporal Changes of Minor Molecular Atmospheric Constituents in the Lower Troposphere. the Filter Is Designed for Observing Water Vapor From Orbit. an Accurate Assessment of Global Water Vapor Distribution Is Key to More Precise Modeling of Climate Feedback From Clouds and Improved Weather Forecasting.

Committed

$10,000

Paid to

UEI URK6XKBVSMU8

8001 Braddock RD Ste 210, Springfield, VA, 22151

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Place

SPRINGFIELD, VA, UNITED STATES

VA-11

Performance

Aug 31, 2018 → May 31, 2019

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Federal grant · project grant (b)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Space Technology to

Computational Physics, Inc.

Committed

$10,000

Paid to

Computational Physics, Inc.

UEI URK6XKBVSMU8

8001 Braddock RD Ste 210, Springfield, VA, 22151

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Place

SPRINGFIELD, VA, UNITED STATES

VA-11

Performance

Aug 31, 2018 → May 31, 2019

How to read these numbers

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Committed vs. ceiling: Committed is what the government has legally promised on this award so far. Contracts can also carry a ceiling — the maximum if every option is exercised. Unspent ceiling is headroom, not money owed.
Paid out: The cash actually disbursed against this award. The gap from committed is the disbursement pipeline: promised, not yet cashed.
The ledger: Each transaction is a signing event — an action that created or changed the award, dated the day it was signed — not a payment. Negative amounts are real: money de-committed at closeout or renegotiation.
The money bar: One bar, the award’s whole arithmetic: paid out, then committed, not yet paid, then .

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