SBIR/STTR Research Award
Waveguide-based, high power, electro-optic frequency comb for use in space environments
Award amount
$199,924Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Advanced Research, Inc., dba AdvR, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2024-08-15
- Contract end date
- 2025-02-14
- UEI
- W5BTMLDNALW6
- Solicitation number
- 23.C
- Topic code
- AF23C-T002
Research abstract
Electro-optic frequency combs are an important resource for emerging navigation, timing, and positioning applications. Critical attributes of a high-performance frequency comb include low Vpi, high power handling, low loss, and robust packaging. In this multi-phase STTR program, AdvR will utilize cascaded electro-optic modulators to generate a tunable frequency comb in the telecom c-band. Substrate and packaging will be chosen to allow for robust, long-term operation. The use of waveguide structures and traveling wave RF design allows for high bandwidth and tenability while maintaining a low Vpi. This work builds off AdvR’s commercial experience, leading to a high degree of confidence in the program.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Efficient Narrowband Entangled Photon Sources for Interfacing with Quantum Memory
- Visible to Near-Infrared I/Q Modulators
- Waveguide-based, Visible to Near IR Electro-optic Switches
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Tunable, Integrated Comb for Timing and Communications (TIC TAC)
- Multilayer Vertically Integrated Cavity-less Comb Source
- Frequency-Agile Combs on the Tantala and Lithium Niobate Platform (FRACTAL)
- Tunable, Integrated Electro-optic Frequency Comb for Space-based Communications and Precision, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Applications
- Broadband Optical Combs in Thin Film Lithium Niobate
Research funding history
122 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1999–2025). Reported award amounts total $45,302,877. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency