Liquidity and Going Concern Issues	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Going Concern Disclosure [Abstract]
Liquidity and Going Concern Issues	Note 2 — Liquidity and Going Concern Issues With the sale of assets relating to the Company’s Tactical Display Group business (the “TDG Assets”) and subsequent debt repayments, the Company is no longer in default under the various covenants contained in its agreements with its Convertible, Senior Secured Term loan lender and with its bank which provided Lines of Credit under a secured revolving loan agreement. This asset sale, debt repayments and other debt deferrals have improved the working capital position of the Company, reducing the Company’s working capital deficiency to $(2,294,894) as compared to $(6,052,281) as of December 31, 2011. However due to its continued operating losses and the transition of its business away from existing military related product sales, it expects to see a further increase in its working capital deficiency until new technology and commercial products, as well as new waveguide defense related products are developed. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm’s report issued on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 included an explanatory paragraph describing the existence of conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, including continued operating losses and the potential inability to pay currently due debts. The Company has incurred a net loss from continuing operations consistently over the last 3 years. The net loss from continuing operations was $(1,116,023) for third quarter of 2012. The Company’s losses in the prior calendar years of 2011, 2010 and 2009 have had a significant negative impact on the Company’s ability to conduct its business in the ordinary course, its financial position and its liquidity. The Company has an accumulated deficit of $(24,730,207) as of September 30, 2012. The Company was not in compliance with its covenant for the quarter ending September 30, 2012, as contained in its agreements with its Convertible, Senior Secured Term loan lender. Additionally the Company did not make its required principal payment of $51,596 due on October 15, 2012. The Company is attempting to negotiate a waiver and a rescheduling of its required principal payments, but to date the senior lender has not issued such waivers or entered into a forbearance agreement, under which they would agree to forbear from enforcing their remedies against the Company. As such the lender is currently able to exercise their remedies under the loan agreement, including acceleration of the amounts due them and foreclosure and sale of the collateral held by them, which comprises substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company’s cash requirements are primarily for funding operating losses, working capital, research, principal and interest payments on debt obligations, and capital expenditures. Historically, these cash needs have been met by borrowings of notes, sales of convertible debt and the sales of equity securities. Since the sale of the TDG Assets, its cash requirements have primarily been met with the proceeds of that sale. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to borrow or sell securities in the future, which raises substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The Company’s consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets carrying amounts or the amount of and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Liquidity and Going Concern Issues

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Note 2 — Liquidity and Going Concern Issues

With the sale of assets relating to the Company’s Tactical Display Group business (the “TDG Assets”) and subsequent debt repayments, the Company is no longer in default under the various covenants contained in its agreements with its Convertible, Senior Secured Term loan lender and with its bank which provided Lines of Credit under a secured revolving loan agreement. This asset sale, debt repayments and other debt deferrals have improved the working capital position of the Company, reducing the Company’s working capital deficiency to $(2,294,894) as compared to $(6,052,281) as of December 31, 2011. However due to its continued operating losses and the transition of its business away from existing military related product sales, it expects to see a further increase in its working capital deficiency until new technology and commercial products, as well as new waveguide defense related products are developed.

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm’s report issued on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 included an explanatory paragraph describing the existence of conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, including continued operating losses and the potential inability to pay currently due debts. The Company has incurred a net loss from continuing operations consistently over the last 3 years. The net loss from continuing operations was $(1,116,023) for third quarter of 2012. The Company’s losses in the prior calendar years of 2011, 2010 and 2009 have had a significant negative impact on the Company’s ability to conduct its business in the ordinary course, its financial position and its liquidity. The Company has an accumulated deficit of $(24,730,207) as of September 30, 2012.

The Company was not in compliance with its covenant for the quarter ending September 30, 2012, as contained in its agreements with its Convertible, Senior Secured Term loan lender. Additionally the Company did not make its required principal payment of $51,596 due on October 15, 2012. The Company is attempting to negotiate a waiver and a rescheduling of its required principal payments, but to date the senior lender has not issued such waivers or entered into a forbearance agreement, under which they would agree to forbear from enforcing their remedies against the Company. As such the lender is currently able to exercise their remedies under the loan agreement, including acceleration of the amounts due them and foreclosure and sale of the collateral held by them, which comprises substantially all of the Company’s assets.

The Company’s cash requirements are primarily for funding operating losses, working capital, research, principal and interest payments on debt obligations, and capital expenditures. Historically, these cash needs have been met by borrowings of notes, sales of convertible debt and the sales of equity securities. Since the sale of the TDG Assets, its cash requirements have primarily been met with the proceeds of that sale. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to borrow or sell securities in the future, which raises substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The Company’s consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets carrying amounts or the amount of and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.