SBIR/STTR Research Award
Conformal Coherent Optical Sensor
Award amount
$149,998Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- FREEDOM PHOTONICS LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2012-04-12
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- FQ98KK1G9199
- Solicitation number
- 2012.1
- Topic code
- AF121-164
Research abstract
ABSTRACT: Currently, typical LIDAR (Laser RADAR) systems single-aperture is limited by the size and weight of the necessarily large optical aperture. During targeting the camera/imager is quickly extended and then retracted to minimize the time the LO of the aircraft is impacted. In a distributed aperture system, several receiver sub-apertures may be combined to form an effective single larger aperture, with a resolution determined by the size of the effective aperture rather than the sub-apertures. In this work, a highly integrated photonic circuit is proposed to realize a low SWAP distributed aperture system. BENEFIT: This work will significantly reduce the SWAP and allow for sensors that are conformal to an airframe. Coherent receivers have many commercial applications for high bandwidth telecom applications.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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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