This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a new type of optical power monitor based on microwires and nanowires patterned within a transparent multi-layer anti-reflection coating. These wires are nanometer to micron wide traces patterned within an indium tin oxide… More

Fiber optic interconnections are currently invisible to network management systems and are difficult to manage and track. Today¿s network mapping tools do not provide visibility down to the level of individual physical network connections. This project will develop a radiofrequency identification… More

The ability to automate network reconfiguration and testing would have profound economic benefits. The cost to operate today¿s networks exceeds 60% of the carriers¿ revenue and the staffing cost to manage data centers exceeds $200 billion per year. These expenses include the management and… More

Low cost, massively scalable, automated fiber optic patch-panels are the key network elements of the future, enabling software driven control, monitoring and mapping of the fiber optic physical network layer. Physical layer automation promises to dramatically improve the reliability and agility of… More

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This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a new type of optical power monitor utilizing transparent microwires and nanowires patterned within a multi-layer anti-reflection coating. These "wires" are nanometer to micron wide traces defined within a… More