THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP HIGH PERFORMANCE, HIGH SPEED, INTEGRATED OPTICAL SWITCHES FOR APPLIC…
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Award details
- Award ID
- 80NSSC18P2005
- Contractor
- FREEDOM PHOTONICS LLC
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $124,974
- Period of performance
- Jul 27, 2018 – Jan 25, 2019
- NAICS
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- PSC AR11
Public award description
THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP HIGH PERFORMANCE, HIGH SPEED, INTEGRATED OPTICAL SWITCHES FOR APPLICATIONS REQUIRING THE SWITCHING OF FOUR LASERS INTO ONE PM FIBER. THESE SWITCHES WILL BE OF SMALL SIZE AND WEIGHT GIVEN THAT THEY WILL BE FABRICATED AS A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (PIC) AND WILL BE DESIGNED TO MEET THE FOLLOWING TARGET SPECIFICATIONS: FOUR INPUT CHANNELS AND ONE OUTPUT CHANNEL CROSS-TALK BETWEEN CHANNELS BETTER THAN 30 DB NET OPTICAL GAIN THROUGH SWITCH SWITCHING SPEED<1 S SWITCHING RATE OF ~1-3 KHZ THE OPTICAL SWITCH WILL BE BASED ON SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOAS) AND A PASSIVE COMBINER. THE SOA HAS IN PREVIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS BEEN PROVEN TO MEET THE TARGET SPEED, GAIN AND CONTRAST REQUIREMENTS OF THIS EFFORT.
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