SBIR/STTR Research Award
RF Photonic Multiple, Simultaneous RF Beamforming for Phased Array Sensors
Award amount
$149,946Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- FREEDOM PHOTONICS LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2014-05-02
- Contract end date
- 2015-02-02
- UEI
- FQ98KK1G9199
- Solicitation number
- 2014.1
- Topic code
- AF141-184
Research abstract
Modern phased array sensors demand wideband operation and large instantaneous bandwidths, without suffering from beam-squint. True time delay (TTD) allows for multi-octave squint-free operation; however this becomes impractical to implement in electronics for large arrays, requiring extreme angles of beamsteering for multiple simultaneous beams, especially on small platforms like unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Freedom Photonics proposes to develop a low cost, size, weight and power (C-SWaP) photonic integrated time delay unit (TDU) for simultaneous RF multi-beamforming, by utilizing expertise in photonic integration, and leveraging the combined benefits of active-devices in photonic integrated circuits (PICs).
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Simultaneous RF Beamforming Phased Array Sensors through Wafer Scale Photonic Integration
- Simultaneous RF Beamforming Phased Array Sensors through Wafer Scale Photonic Integration
Research funding history
196 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2005–2023). Reported award amounts total $74,583,672. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture