SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Bioinspired Photonics Proposer’s Day Workshop
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- DARPA-SN-09-64
- Archive Date
- 9/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- Viktoria Greanya,
- E-Mail Address
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DARPA-BAA-09-71@darpa.mil
(DARPA-BAA-09-71@darpa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Special Notice DARPA-SN-09-64; Bioinspired Photonics Proposer's Day Workshop; DATE: September 9, 2009; REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 7, 2009; TECHNICAL POC: Dr. Viktoria Greanya, DARPA/DSO; Email: DARPA-BAA-09-71@darpa.mil; URL: www.darpa.mil/dso; Website Submission: https://dsobaa.sainc.com In anticipation of a potential program on the topic of Bioinspired Photonics, DARPA is hosting a Proposers' Day Workshop that will provide critical information on the program vision, the program milestones, and opportunities associated with the development of an interdisciplinary team to respond to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The workshop will be held on September 9, 2009, in Arlington, VA. DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of Bioinspired Photonics. The brilliant colors seen in butterfly wings, beetle carapaces, and peacock feathers, for example, are due in large part to their complex structure. Fabrication of advanced photonic devices can take inspiration from the fault tolerance of these structures, nature's ability to manufacture at the nanoscale, and the hierarchical structurally dependant optical properties. Understanding these complex structures is crucially important to being able to design synthetic structures with enhanced optical functionality in the visible and near infrared (NIR). In particular, the structural dependence of optical properties implies a sensitivity to perturbation, which can be leveraged. By "activating" these structures in a controlled manner, dynamically tunable optical properties become possible. The goal of the Bioinspired Photonics program is to harness the best of nature's photonic structures and utilize advances in materials technology to create controllable photonic devices at visible and NIR wavelengths. The Bioinspired Photonics program seeks to enable advanced functionality in two technical areas of interest related to potential modes of activation: Physical and Chemical Activation. Physical Activation refers to directly controlling the optical properties through incorporation of some actuating material into the structure. Chemical Activation refers to optical property (reflectance) changes being driven by chemical molecules being incident on the structure. Demonstration of these activation modalities will be through dynamically tunable reflectors and volatile organic vapor sensors, respectively. Proposed research should investigate innovative bioinspired synthetic organic and inorganic approaches that enable revolutionary advances in 3-D dynamically tunable photonic band-gap structures and volatile organic vapor sensors at visible and NIR wavelengths. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. The Bioinspired Photonics Proposer's Day Workshop will be held at the Executive Conference Center, 3601 Wilson Blvd Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201, 9:00am-4:00pm ET, on September 9, 2009. The goals of the NIR information and teaming session are to: (a) introduce the research community (industry, academia, and Government) to the Bioinspired Photonics program vision and goals; (b) explain the mechanics of a DARPA program and the milestones of this particular effort, and (c) encourage and promote teaming arrangements among potential organizations that have the relevant expertise, facilities, and capabilities for executing a research and development program responsive to the Bioinspired Photonics program goals. The information and teaming session will include overview presentations by Government personnel and a poster session to facilitate interaction and team building among the participants. Additionally, a teaming website is provided to facilitate these interactions and can be found at http://www.sainc.com/BPTeaming. Potential participants should note that formation of teams with sufficient expertise to address all milestones within their technical area of interest, which are detailed in the published DARPA-BAA-09-71, will be critical to the success of the program. DARPA will not be funding approaches that address only a subset of the milestones listed in the BAA. Appropriate teaming will be a critical element in responding to the DARPA Bioinspired Photonics solicitation. Bioinspired Photonics Proposer's Day Workshop participants are strongly encouraged to prepare posters describing areas of capabilities in order to facilitate communications, interactions, and teaming discussions during the poster session. Workshop details including registration, poster session, meeting location, and lodging are given on the registration website at http://www.eventmakeronline.com/dso/View/index.asp?MeetingID=692. There is no fee for the Bioinspired Photonics Proposer's Day Workshop. Registration is limited by the venue capacity (maximum of 80 attendees, no more than 3 attendees per organization) and early registration is strongly recommended. The registration cutoff date is September 7, 2009, or at attendance capacity, whichever comes first. Further administrative information is available from Ms. Heidi Espinosa (Heidi.Espinosa.ctr@darpa.mil). Additional technical information can be obtained from Dr. Viktoria Greanya (DARPA-BAA-09-71@darpa.mil). Please refer to the Bioinspired Photonics Proposer's Day in your correspondence. This announcement is not a request for proposals; any so sent will be returned. Nor does this announcement guarantee any funding from the published Broad Agency Announcement related to this workshop.
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