SBIR/STTR Research Award

Transmit-Receive Extremely Low Frequency to Very Low Frequency Directional Antenna System

Award identifier f267511a47859cc8764211bd022c472fec03a441275afcac5947cb618bf7fd56Awarding agency Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Award amount

$749,993

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2011

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Recipient company
Physical Optics Corporation
Proposal award date
2011-04-12
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
DG3AB4E8R4D8
Solicitation number
2009.2
Topic code
SB092-013

Research abstract

Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to advance and complete the development in Phase II of the new Transmit-Receive Extremely Low Frequency to Very Low Frequency Directional Antenna (TREDA) technology. TREDA addresses the DARPA need for a small, directional, high gain antenna to operate in the 1 Hz-100 kHz frequency band. Phase I work conclusively demonstrated TREDA feasibility through analysis, numerical simulation, and experimental demonstration. Overall system architecture, system prototype design, and a test plan for Phase II have been developed. The Phase I feasibility study demonstrated the capability of TREDA to provide high gain (>-15 dBi), directionality (>-9 dBi), and efficiency, narrow beamwidth (3 degrees), highly positive forward-to-back ratio (>45 dB), and high input power (>1000 W) in a compact footprint. In addition, size, weight, and power analysis showed that the TREDA system can be integrated into existing military stationary airborne platforms for application to detection and characterization of underground tunnels. In Phase II, POC will finalize the development of the TREDA technology and ready it for transition to a DoD program in Phase III. The groundbreaking TREDA Phase II prototype will be fully characterized and performance will be demonstrated to DARPA personnel.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

1,933 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2021). Reported award amounts total $549,686,800. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security

Contractor profile

PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION

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Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

NAICS intelligence

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Contractor industry classification NAICS 541512

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