IGF::OT::IGF THE TEAM COMPRISING OEWAVES INC. AND UC DAVIS OFFERS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A SIN-PLATFORM…

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IGF::OT::IGF THE TEAM COMPRISING OEWAVES INC. AND UC DAVIS OFFERS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A SIN-PLATFORM INTEGRATED PHOTONIC CIRCUIT SUITABLE FOR A SPECTRALLY PURE CHIP-SCALE TUNABLE OPTO-ELECTRONIC RF OSCILLATOR (OEO) THAT CAN OPERATE AS A FLYWHEEL IN HIGH PRECISION OPTICAL CLOCK MODULES, AS WELL AS RADIO ASTRONOMY, SPECTROSCOPY, AND LOCAL OSCILLATOR IN RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. THE EFFORT COMPRISES INTEGRATION OF AN ULTRA-HIGH QUALITY (Q) CRYSTALLINE WHISPERING GALLERY MODE (WGM) MICRORESONATOR WITH MULTIPLE LITHOGRAPHICALLY DEFINED PHOTONIC AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND DEVICES (INCLUDING A LASER, A DETECTOR AND WAVEGUIDES) ON A SINGLE PLATFORM WITH NANOMETER-SCALE FEATURE SIZES. THE PROPOSED OSCILLATOR WILL BE PACKAGED IN A VOLUME OF APPROXIMATELY 1CC, WITH NET POWER CONSUMPTION OF LESS THAN 500 MW. THE OSCILLATOR WILL PRODUCE A MINIMUM OF 10 MW OF OUTPUT RF POWER IN KA FREQUENCY BAND, AND ITS SINGLE SIDEBAND (SSB) PHASE NOISE WILL BE AS LOW AS -60 DBC/HZ AT 10 HZ, AND -160 DBC AT 1 MHZ AND HIGHER FOURIER FREQUENCIES.