SBIR/STTR Research Award
Fiber Optic Bi-Directional Amplifying Repeater
Award amount
$80,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2013Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- VEGA WAVE SYSTEMS INC
- Proposal award date
- 2013-06-24
- Contract end date
- 2013-12-28
- UEI
- H6KGL84TA7E4
- Solicitation number
- 2013.1
- Topic code
- N131-015
Research abstract
The Navy needs an optical repeater based upon the NGCON (MIL-PRF-64266) because the optical power loss budget on military aircraft is demanding. A bi-directional optical amplifying repeater would address the optical loss issue of connecting a fiber optic link in the aircraft network. Challenges include meeting the requirements for shock and vibration, operating temperature range, and optical port flexibility supported by the NGCON connector family. A design that enables the number of fiber ports required presents a major challenge to any optical repeater technology when size, weight, and power are considered. To address this, Vega Wave Systems and Illum Technologies will design an NGCON-based fiber optic repeater utilizing Illum"s patented Ferrule-Pak technology that is 5x smaller than the smallest commercially available transmitter/receiver optical subassemblies.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Fiber Optic Bi-Directional Amplifying Repeater
- Fiber Optic Bi-Directional Amplifying Repeater
- Fiber Optic Bi-Directional Amplifying Repeater
Research funding history
33 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2024). Reported award amounts total $7,675,823. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration