SBIR/STTR Research Award
Generic Fiber Optic Link Simulator Using Lab View
Award amount
$69,961Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1998Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- SJHFCDGKJJC5
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Design aids to assist engineers in the development of fiber optic communication systems using either off the shelf or custom-built components normally consist of specifications (such as EIA-626), handbooks, textbooks, spreadsheets or custom software built around a particular manufacturer's fiber optic components. A more generic simulation tool incorporating a graphical user interface is needed to allow system engineers to quickly and accurately design fiber optic systems. We propose to develop a dual-use software system based on LabView, a popular simulation and virtual instrument software package. LabView is capable of simulating all the necessary functions for designing fiber optic communication systems. The advantages of this approach are that the software is already supported by National Instruments and widely used in both industry and academic environments, it has a well-known and easy to use graphical interface, and finally the simulation tool can also be used as an analytical instrument for verifying performance of the simulated system after it has been constructed.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Research funding history
994 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2026). Reported award amounts total $336,438,763. 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, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency