SBIR/STTR Research Award
MILLIMETER-WAVE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULATOR
Award amount
$502,240Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- FERMIONICS CORP.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE INTENSITY MODULATOR OPERATING AT NEAR 1.5 M WITH 3-DB BANDWIDTH EXCEEDING 20 GHZ IS PROPOSED BASED ON PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES OF ELECTROABSORPTION IN INGAASP/INP HETEROSTRUCTURE MATURE SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING METHODS AND MICROWAVE CO-PLANAR STRIPLINE DESIGN. THE PROPOSAL EMPHASIZES ON THE JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN INDUSTRY (FERMIONICS) AND UNIVERSITY (UCSD) AND HARDWARE DEVELOPMEN.T RATHER THAN PAPER STUDY OR SIMULATION. THE DELIVERABLE WILL BE A WORKINGPROTOTYPE COMPLETE WITH RF INPUT PORT AND SINGLE MODE FIBER PIQTAILS AT INPUT AND OUTPUT. THE MODULATOR WILL BE FULLY CHARACTERIZED TO AT LEAST 20 GMZ.
Technology keywords
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