SBIR/STTR Research Award
Optical communications in space enhanced with novel Forward Error Correction (FEC)
Award amount
$1,249,950Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Space Micro Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2023-02-02
- Contract end date
- 2024-05-10
- UEI
- ED9EEK4ZRZG4
- Solicitation number
- X23.4
- Topic code
- AFX234-DCSO2
Research abstract
Space Micro proposes a novel forward error correction (FEC) technology to apply to optical communications (lasercom) terminals which will dramatically increase the ability communicate and close the link through the atmosphere.
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.
- High performance, AI-enabled, radiation hard, space computing platform for trusted autonomy
- Broadband Power Amplifier Hardware to Support RF Convergence
- Gimbal-less Free-Space Optical Communications Terminal with Photonic Integrated Circuits
- Compact Multi-sensor camera system with Artificial Intelligence with embedded AI for autonomous SSA/SDA
- Lasercom for cislunar applications
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- AeroISU: Real-time Visibility and Mission Readiness of Industrial Storage Units (ISU), Containers & other USAF Equipment
- Trans Astronautica’s Sutter Turn Key Observatory
- Quantum Secure Identification
- Low-Probability-of-Intercept Terahertz Communications for Air Force Applications
- Accrete Argonaut Sequential
Research funding history
150 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2023). Reported award amounts total $58,449,422. 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