SBIR/STTR Research Award
GaAs Schottky Diode Technology for Terahertz Harmonic Mixers
Award amount
$124,977Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- VIRGINIA DIODES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2018-07-27
- Contract end date
- 2019-02-15
- UEI
- VJ9NDNJEG6G4
- Solicitation number
- SBIR_18_P1
- Topic code
- S1
Research abstract
This proposal is responsive to NASA SBIR Subtopic S1.03: Technologies for Passive Microwave Remote Sensing; specifically the last bullet item related to GaAs Schottky diode harmonic mixers for the 2-5 THz frequency band.Through this proposed SBIR project, VDI seeks to extend the performance of high-quality harmonic mixers to frequencies up to 5 THz; with the primary goal of meeting the requirements of planned and future NASA missions. This effort will focus primarily on second and fourth harmonic mixers which will use advanced circuit designs and fabrication technologies to maintain low conversion loss while also reducing the complexity of the local oscillator source.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Solid-State Sources for DNP-NMR
- THz Mixers, Receivers, and LO Sources for Heliophysics
- Noise Sources for 0.1 - 1.0 THz
- THz LO Sources for Heliophysics
- Noise Sources for 0.1 - 1.0 THz
Research funding history
46 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2001–2025). Reported award amounts total $19,040,176. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce