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Founded
in 1994 and
fully incorporated
in 1995, Scientific
Solutions,
Incorporated
(SSI) is a
small, privately-held
S-Corporation.
Located at
55 Middlesex
St. Unit 210
in North Chelmsford,
Massachusetts,
SSI's facilities
include office
space, modern
fully-equipped
optical science
laboratories,
and a certified
Class-1000
clean-room.
The SSI staff
presently numbers
ten.
SSI's mission
is to integrate
innovative
electro-optic
technology
into mechanically
robust, low
power consumption,
frequency agile
systems for
imaging, defense,
telecommunication,
and scientific
research applications.
SSI specializes
in the fabrication
of both classic
Air-Gap Fabry-Pérot
Interferometers
and next-generation
Liquid Crystal
Fabry-Pérot
(LCFP) interferometers
which operate
as tunable
optical filters.
The SSI Team
collectively
brings together
more than 40
years of hands-on
Fabry-Pérot
experience.
In 2003, SSI
became the
exclusive distributor
of Avantes
fiber optic
spectrometers
and related
accessories
to the northeastern
USA. In addition
to its award-winning
products, SSI
provides a
range of photonics
services including
optical system
design, spectroscopic
consulting,
and optical
coating design.
SSI revenues
are currently
divided between
commercial
sales, SBIR
contracts,
and scientific
grants.
Dr.
John Noto
is the President
and Founder
of Scientific
Solutions,
Inc. as well
as the inventor
of the Liquid
Crystal Fabry-Perot
interferometer
as developed
by SSI. Noto
has received
a B.S. in
Physics and
Astronomy
from the
University
of Rochester,
an M.S. in
Physics from
Tufts University,
and a Ph.D.
in Astronomy/Space
Physics from
Boston University.
He has more
than 10 years
of experience
in optical
research
and development,
focused on
narrow-band
spectroscopy
and interferometry.
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Planetary,
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SSI
maintains active
research programs
at Haystack/Millstone
Observatory
in Massachusetts
(USA), the Arecibo
Observatory in
Puerto Rico,
Sondre Stromfjord
Observatory
in Greenland,
the Inter-American
Observatory on
Cerro Tololo
in Chile, and
the Steward/Mt.
Lemon Observatory
in Arizona
(USA). SSI
staff has served
on Arecibo,
NSF, and DOE
scientific
advisory committees,
and belongs
to professional
societies including
AGU, AAS, DPS,
SPIE, OSA,
and the Electrochemical
Society.
Research
in the fields
of aeronomy
and atmospheric
science is
conducted
at Arecibo
by Dr. John
Noto. The Passive
Optical Laboratory
at Arecibo has
a variety
of instrumentation
used for
the passive
study of
terrestrial
airglow.
A Fabry-Perot
interferometer
is used to
measure neutral
winds and
temperatures
of the upper
atmosphere
of the earth.
Another Fabry-Perot
is used to
measure hydrogen
and helium
population.
This capability
complements
that of the
incoherent
scatter radar
to study
escape of
hydrogen
and helium
from the
upper atmosphere.
The optical
instrumentation
at Arecibo
Passive Optical
Laboratory
includes
a photometer,
several Fabry-Perots,
and a spectrometer.
Domes in
the roof
of the building
are assigned
to various
researchers
with different
applications,
including
atmospheric
science,
aeronomy,
auroral studies,
passive remote
sensing,
and LIDAR.
The research
goals at
SSI include
the integration
of an imager
in this facility
at Arecibo.
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SSI awarded Phase II SBIR contract by the US Army (SHIELDS)
(February 11, 2008)
Scientific
Solutions,
Inc.
receives
US Patent
No. 6,757,046
(June
29, 2004)
Avantes
and Scientific
Solutions,
Inc.
Form
Distribution
Partnership
(August
28, 2003)
Scientific
Solutions,
Inc.
Wins
Phase
II SBIR
Award
for Next
Generation
WDM Components
(October
3, 2002)
Scientific
Solutions,
Inc.
Wins
2001
Circle
of Excellence
Award
(January
25, 2002)
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Segmented tunable filters advance multispectral imaging -
Laser Focus
World (January
2008)
Tunable
filters
facilitate
nondestructive
analysis
of art -
Laser Focus
World (April
2003)
Fly-eye
design
advances
atmospheric
remote
sensing -
Laser Focus
World (July
2001)
Filters
expand
capabilities
of infrared
imaging -
Laser Focus
World (January
2001)
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Switchable
circular-to-point
converter
based on
holographic
polymer dispersed
liquid-crystal
technology,
Hailiang
Zhang, Haiqing
Xianyu, Jianhua
Liang, Yan
Betremieux,
Gregory P.
Crawford,
John Noto,
and Robert
Kerr, Applied
Opticsd,
Vol. 46,
No. 2, p.
161-166,
10 January
2007
A
Spectroscopically
Resolved
Photo-
and Electroluminescence
Microscopy
Technique
for the
Study
of High-Power
and High-Brightness
Laser
Diodes,
S. Bull,
A.V.
Andrianov,
I. Harrison,
M. Dorin,
R.B.
Kerr,
J. Noto,
and E.C.
Larkins,
IEEE
Transactions
on Instrumentation
and Measurement,
Vol.
54, No.
3, p.
1079-1088,
June
2005
HST
observation
of the atmospheric
composition
of Jupiter's
equatorial
region: evidence
for tropospheric
C2H2 - Icarus
163 (2003)
p.414-427
Novel
tunable liquid crystal Fabry-Perot
filters for Fiber-Optical
system, Asia Pacific Optical
and Wireless Communications
(APOC) conference, Beijing,
2001
Tunable
Narrow-Band Filter For LWIR
Hyperspectral Imaging, Proceedings
of SPIE, Vol. 3948 (2000)
p.104-115
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The
Spatial
Heterodyne
Spectrometer:
A New
Tool
for Atmospheric
Science,
Steven
Watchorn,
CEDAR,
Santa
Fe, New
Mexico,
2004
The
Development
of the
Spatial
Heterodyne
Spectrometer
for Atmospheric
Remote
Sensing ,Steven
Watchorn,
CEDAR,
Santa
Fe, New
Mexico,
2005
First
Light
from
Triple-Etalon
Fabry-Perot
Interferometer
for Sensing
Atmospheric
O I Airglow
(6300A) -
Steven
Watchorn,
Spring
AGU,
Baltimore,
MD, 2006
THERMOSPHERIC
[O] MEASUREMENT
VIA BOWEN
FLUORESCENCE
USING
THE SPATIAL
HETERODYNE
SPECTROMETER -
S. Watchorn,
J. Noto,
L. S.
Waldrop,
CEDAR,
Santa
Fe, New
Mexico,
2006
First
Light
for the
Spatial
Heterodyne
Spectrometer
to Detect
Thermospheric
Neutral
Oxygen
Density
via Bowen
Fluorescence
at 844.6
nm -
S. Watchorn,
J. Noto,
L. Waldrop,
M. Migliozzi,
Spring
AGU,
Acapulco,
Mexico,
2007
First
Light
for the
Spatial
Heterodyne
Spectrometer
to Detect
Thermospheric
Neutral
Oxygen
Density
via Bowen
Fluorescence
at 844.6
nm -
S. Watchorn,
J. Noto,
L. Waldrop,
M. Migliozzi,
CEDAR,
Santa
Fe, New
Mexico,
2007
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