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Photonic Magnetometer-based Electric Current Perturbation Nondestructive Inspection System
Award last edited on: 1/5/2010

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$69,994
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
N091-059
Principal Investigator
John Matthews

Company Information

Physical Optics Corporation (AKA: POC~Mercury Mission Systems, LLC)

1845 West 205th Street
Torrance, CA 90501
   (310) 320-3088
   info@pocsports.com
   www.poc.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 43
County: Los Angeles

Phase I

Contract Number: N65538-09-M-0087
Start Date: 6/26/2009    Completed: 1/7/2010
Phase I year
2009
Phase I Amount
$69,994
To address the Navy’s need for a novel nondestructive method for volumetric inspection of welds and corrosion under thick polymeric coatings in steel hull structures, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Photonic Magnetometer-based Electric Current Perturbation (PHOME) nondestructive inspection system. The system design based on a novel optically interrogated magnetic sensor offers sensitivity of 1 pico-Tesla/square root Hz in a bandwidth of 0.1 to 1,000 Hz needed for complete volumetric inspection and detection of sub-millimeter defects and corrosion. Innovative 2D mapping based on tracking technology and magnetic image analyses enables location and sizing of the detected defects. The system offers single-sided inspection through 50 mm-thick polymer coatings, and detection, location, and sizing of corrosion (

Keywords:
Photonic Magnetometer, Tracking Devices, Steel Hull Structures, Magnetic Image Analysis, Electric Current Perturbation, Polymer Coating, Nondestructiv

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