SBIR/STTR Research Award
Modulated Pulsed Laser Sources for Imaging Lidars
Award amount
$999,515Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- FIBERTEK, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2008-12-09
- Contract end date
- 2010-11-08
- UEI
- DX8KTH7JHYC6
- Solicitation number
- 2007.1
- Topic code
- N07-036
Research abstract
A new approach in underwater Lidar (Light detection and ranging) imaging is being evaluated which should improve the contrast of submerged targets. The use of radio frequency modulation in underwater imaging applications has been suggested to discriminate against the volume backscatter clutter. Recent publications on this Hybrid Lidar-Radar (HLR) indicate that seawater behaves as a low-pass filter and therefore, if the Lidar output pulses are modulated at radio frequencies (500–1500 MHz), the effect of backscatter can be reduced, thereby improving target recognition and discrimination. In addition, it has been also shown that spatial effects of multiple forward scattering do not detrimentally affect the temporal characteristics of encoded data in a communications link. Hence the same HLR system is capable of not only identifying the threat, but also communicate to those in danger or those who can neutralize the threat.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
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- Compact Lidar Spectrometer for Mars, Lunar Science and ISRU Prospecting
- Optical Wireless Technology for Lunar to Mars
- Space/Aircraft Blue Laser for Underwater Ocean Science, Sensing, and Communications
- Space-Capable Laser for Mars/Lunar ISAM Robotic Vacuum Welding
- Compact Lidar Spectrometer for Lunar Science and ISRU
Awards with the same topic code
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- Modulated Underwater Laser Imaging System
- Modulated Pulsed Laser Sources for Imaging Lidars
- Modulated Pulsed Source for Microwave Photonic Lidar Applications
- Modulated Pulsed Laser Sources for Imaging Lidars
- Modulated Pulsed Laser Sources for Imaging Lidars
Research funding history
173 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2025). Reported award amounts total $69,654,466. 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, National Science Foundation
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