SBIR/STTR Research Award
SPECTRE - SubTHz Dual Function Communication and Radar System
Award amount
$74,823Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- MAXENTRIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-05-15
- Contract end date
- 2024-08-19
- UEI
- JL9DW4GMNJ53
- Solicitation number
- X24.5
- Topic code
- AFX245-PCSO1
Research abstract
There is a growing demand for wireless technologies operating above 100GHz for both communication and radar applications. MaXentric proposes to develop a dual function (radar and communication) system codenamed SPECTRE capable of operating at SubTHz frequencies. The SPECTRE system would support >10GHz of bandwidth which would enable both wideband communication waveforms and high-resolution radar imaging. By operating above 100GHz, highly directional beams can be realized with modest antenna aperture sizes. These narrow beams provide high angular resolution for radar sensing while limiting the system’s ability to be detected or jammed by an adversary. By incorporating both communication and radar technologies into a single platform, SPECTRE offers a compact option to meet next generation communication and sensing demands.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- ARMOR (Advanced Radiation Material for Optimized Range)
- REFINE (RF Emitter Filtering for Intelligent Nonlinear Elimination)
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Research funding history
210 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2004–2026). Reported award amounts total $112,803,093. 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 Homeland Security