SBIR/STTR Research Award
1 Micrometer Integrated Transmitter for Balanced Radio-Frequency-Over-Fiber Photonic Links
Award amount
$140,000Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- N.P. PHOTONICS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2020-09-15
- Contract end date
- 2021-03-23
- UEI
- L1XGLKME9BC1
- Solicitation number
- 20.B
- Topic code
- N20B-T030
Research abstract
NP Photonics proposes to design and develop a compact and integrated radio frequency (RF) -to-optical transmitter at 1060 nm for balanced RF-over fiber photonic links by taking advantage of our mature single-frequency laser technology, multicore fiber fabrication technology, and substantial heterogeneous packaging experience and capability in fiber laser products. In this Phase I program, we will investigate the feasibility to integrate an NP Photonics’ proprietary single-frequency laser with a commercial dual-port electro-optic modulator chip and couple the output light into our dual-core optical fiber. The circuit board for driving and controlling the single-frequency fiber laser and dual-port electro-optic modulator will also be designed. An RF-to-optical transmitter meeting or exceeding the requirements for balanced RF photonic link applications on air platforms will be developed and characterized in Phase II.
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.
- Atmospheric Aerosol Model and Data Collection Over the Marine Boundary Layer for Imaging/Radiofrequency (RF) and Laser Beam Propagation
- Kilowatt Class Fiber Optical Isolator for Submarine High Energy Laser Amplifier
- Nonlinearity mitigated gain fiber development for kW-class fiber lasers
- Space-qualified Single-frequency Blue Lasers for Optical Atomic Clocks
- Low C-SWaP 2.1 micron transmitter for long-range EO/IR sensing
Awards with the same topic code
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- 1 Micrometer Integrated Transmitter for Balanced Radio-Frequency-Over-Fiber Photonic Links
- Integrated Transmitter for RF-Over-Fiber Photonic Link
- 1um heterogeneously integrated transmitter for balanced links
- One Micrometer Integrated Transmitter for Balanced Radio-Frequency-Over- Fiber Photonic Links
Research funding history
123 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2025). Reported award amounts total $46,434,512. 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 Energy, National Science Foundation