Since the program's inception, one of its main goals has been to foster and encourage participation of WBOs in technological innovation.
Businesses owned by women constitute one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy.
Federal agencies should be committed to the advancement of economic opportunities for women. The proposal entitled Optical Limiting Windows for Eye and Sensor Protection from Laser Radiation provides passive protection from damage by intense laser pulses. Geltech will build prototype windows molded in silica using the sol-gel technology. The windows will be transparent from visible to infrared, laser radiation resistant, mechanically hard, and possess the necessary optical quality for military and commercial applications. Geltech teams with Los Alamos National Laboratory and will also collaborate with the Center for Research in Electro-optics and Lasers at the University of Central Florida and the University of California at Santa Barbara to produce the prototypes.