SBIR/STTR Research Award
Radar Cross Section Reduction using High Temperature Superconductors
Award amount
$300,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1996Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- NEOCERA, LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- RGN2BNEVNG73
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) electrically small antennas have high radiation efficiency and directivity that is clearly superior to conventional metal antenna systems. These small antennas have correspondingly small radar cross sections (RCS) that can all but be eliminated on demand by making the radiating element lossy. In the present Phase I feasibility study, we will undertake two innovative switching approaches that can deactivate the antenna element within a few microseconds involving a relatively mature silicon on sapphire (SOS) technology. The approach will require HTS film deposition, design, fabrication and testing of the switch using a discrete MOS device mounted on a coplanar HTS line deposited on sapphire substrates. We will investigate processing techniques in Phase I. Fabrication of complete antenna systems will be undertaken in Phase II efforts.
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.
- Development of Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices, Based on Novel Metal-Oxide Interfaces
- SBIR Phase II: Fault Isolation of Open Circuits in Semiconductor Products using Magnetic Current Imaging
- Development of Epitaxial GaN Films for RF Communications
- SBIR Phase I: Fault Isolation of Open Circuits in Semiconductor Products using Magnetic Current Imaging
- Superconducting Current Leads for Cryogenic Systems
Research funding history
43 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1989–2009). Reported award amounts total $7,573,684. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy