SBIR/STTR Research Award
Fiber Optic Cable for Radio Frequency Over Fiber Links
Award amount
$1,299,251Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Critical Frequency Design, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-09-13
- Contract end date
- 2026-09-11
- UEI
- E2DHYME6B1T6
- Solicitation number
- 22.1
- Topic code
- N221-045
Research abstract
Recent advances in Microwave Photonics (MWP) have continued to make the case for the deployment of systems to address challenging communications and EW applications on military shipboard and aerospace platforms. In addition to reduced space, weight, and power (SWaP) and improved immunity to electromagnetic interference, these new technologies can enable wider bandwidth operation at frequencies well into the millimeter wave range of the spectrum. One of the main obstacles to implementing MWP is the lack of adequate fiber optic cables. In addition to the harsh environmental requirements of all fiber optic cables, MWP cables must perform additional functions and therefore face additional requirements. Development of a military fiber optic cable for analog optical communication operating at no less than 45 GHz in air and sea platform fiber optic links will dramatically improve the capability of MWP systems.
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.
- Chip-Scale Optical Receivers for Communications
- Ultrahigh-Dynamic Range Photonic-Assisted Direct Digitization Receiver
- DIGITAL ENGINEERING– Integration of Fiber Optics Systems Design, Supportability, and Maintainability
- Phase II Active Low-Voltage Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Electro-Optic Modulator
- DIGITAL ENGINEERING – Photonics Integration for Modular Open Systems Approach Avionics Plug-in Modules
Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
13 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2025). Reported award amounts total $10,360,551. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense