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In developing its BioSentry product line, JMAR Technologies, Inc., licensed NASA Goddard’s Holographic Circle-to-Point Converter. BioSentry is a real-time, online system for continuous monitoring of drinking water supplies for water utilities, bottled water and beverage processors, and homeland security. Beta tests of BioSentry at a beverage facility used Goddard’s technology. JMAR credits Goddard's technology with speeding up BioSentry's system architecture design, reducing cost and complexity of entering the marketplace. Benefits of Technology Transfer
About JMAR Founded in 1987, JMAR (San Diego, CA) is a leading innovator in the development of laser-based equipment for imaging, analysis, and fabrication at the nano scale, applying its technical and development expertise to create high-value equipment for growing markets. JMAR develops, manufactures, and supports advanced laser, sensor, and custom systems for applications in the semiconductor, homeland security, biotech, water-quality technology, and nanotechnology markets. Technology Origins Goddard’s technology was developed as an Apparatus and Method Using a Holographic Optical Element for Converting a Special Distribution to Image Points. Now known as the Holographic Circle-to-Point Converter, the technology resolves the circular fringe patterns of light generated by a Fabry-Perot interferometer into focused points. Each point represents a wavelength component of the fringe light and may be focused into a single plane or even into a single line, allowing for the use of certain linear detectors. When used in conjunction with solid-state optical detectors, the Holographic Circle-to-Point Converter overcomes the limitations of circular photomultiplier-type detectors. Developed by Goddard scientist Matthew McGill, the technology does not require high voltages or a cooling system and is easily manufactured using standard holographic techniques. Reducing the cost, complexity, and size of Doppler lidar systems can create opportunities for a variety of commercial applications. Other Applications for Goddard’s Technology
Finding a New Use JMAR’s BioSentry system uses laser-based technology to provide automated monitoring of the quality of drinking water. The unique design of Goddard’s technology was particularly useful to JMAR in testing BioSentry in beverage facilities. The technology helped JMAR speed up the system architecture design, reducing the cost and complexity of entering this market. The Transfer Process Partnership between NASA Goddard’s Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP) Office and JMAR originated through demonstrations of the technology at the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Conference in 2001. The technology was discovered by JMAR’s Alliance partner, the LXT Group, who got in touch with the IPP to begin discussions of possible licensing of the invention. The IPP provided JMAR with a sample unit for evaluation and put the company in touch with the inventor to help answer any technical questions about the technology. Looking Ahead JMAR is looking to several industries for future potential use of the BioSentry product line, including water utilities and municipalities, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, semiconductor producers, and other food/beverage segments in addition to government agencies, including Homeland Security. Contact Innovative Partnerships Program Office + Find out more about the Holographic Circle-to-Point Converter
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