SBIR/STTR Research Award
Split Ratio Fine-Tuning Feature for Integrated Optical Circuits in Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes
Award amount
$139,965Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2022Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Kent Optronics, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2022-07-11
- Contract end date
- 2023-01-11
- UEI
- D6M2SL1TEZK3
- Solicitation number
- 22.1
- Topic code
- N221-078
Research abstract
In this SBIR Phase I proposal, we propose to design, develop, and mature a monolithic and stationary liquid crystal (LC) multi-functional integrated optical circuit (LC-MIOC) with precisely tuned 50/50 split ratio for Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes (FOG). The stationary monolithic LC-MIOC device is built on the standard Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) wave guide (WG) plate with the addition of a thin electro-optically active LC layer. The final product is the pigtailed LC-MIOC module package with one input and two output fiber ports, similar to the standard MIOC product, with the minimal impact on size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP). By electronically addressing the LC, the LC-MIOC splits the input beam into two equal beams with 6.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Post assembly balancing of Y-Branch splitters used in IFOG sensors
- Split Ratio Fine-Tuning Feature for Integrated Optical Circuits in Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes
- Split Ratio Fine-Tuning Feature for Integrated Optical Circuits in Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes
- Post assembly balancing of Y-Branch splitters used in IFOG sensors
Research funding history
65 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2025). Reported award amounts total $23,387,395. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration