SBIR/STTR Research Award
Optical Transmitter for Inter-satellite Communications
Award amount
$746,652Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- FREEDOM PHOTONICS LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2009-07-29
- Contract end date
- 2011-10-29
- UEI
- FQ98KK1G9199
- Solicitation number
- 2008.1
- Topic code
- AF081-091
Research abstract
In this project, we propose to develop a rad hard, monolithically integrated widely tunable optical transmitter capable of operating at data rates of greater than 100Gbps, utilizing vector modulation schemes. The transmitter will be developed using an Indium Phosphide monolithic integration platform, minimizing the size, weight and power of the module. The multilevel modulation scheme used provides the best bit rate scalability for lasercom satellite links. BENEFITS: This technology will provide a robust technology with extremely small SWAP to enable a next generation of high bandwidth free space link applications. Dual use applications are extensive as telecom providers transition into vector modulation format systems of 100Gbps and beyond.
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.
- High- Efficiency Kw-class 1550 nm Steerable Diffraction-Limited Laser Diode Arrays for Energy Web Dominance
- High-Speed Optical Fiber Data-Links for Space-Based Cryogenic Read-Out Integrated Circuits
- 1790nm tunable laser for VOC monitoring
- GeSiSn Avalanche Photodiode Arrays for High-Sensitivity SWIR Imaging Applications
- High Efficiency kW-class 1550 nm Steerable Diffraction-Limited Laser Diode Arrays for Energy Web Dominance
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Ultra High-Speed and Compact Optical Transmitter for Satellite Communications
- Optical Transmitter for Inter-satellite Communications
- Ultra High-Speed and Compact Optical Transmitter for Inter-satellite Communications
- Optical Transmitter for Inter-satellite Communications
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