Extreme current-voltage (i-v) nonlinearity of a superconductorinsulator-superconductor (sis) tunnel junction implies quantum limit behavior at millimeter wavelengths. in particular, theoretical consideration of such junctions indicates that above frequencies where curvature of the i-v characteristic… More

Based on expertise in advanced superconducting technologies, hypres proposes to develop and demonstrate superconducting microstrip interferometers as very broadband, low power phase shifters suitable for incorporation into a millimeter and, ultimately, submillimeter-wave phased array antennas. this… More

Hypres proposes a program to design, develop, and manu- facture a highly accurate, reliable, modular and moderage cost voltage standard utilizing josephson junction arrays/. this project will draw from experience and expertise established through the development of a wide bandwidth commercial… More

Based on expertise in advanced superconducting technologies, microwave components and the high temperature ceramic superconductors,hypres proposes to develop and demonstrate miniaturized low-loss delay lines based on thin films of high temperature superconductors. we will explore utilization of… More

Hypres proposes a program to research, develop, and demonstrate high temperature superconducting (htsc) thin films as fast-response ir detectors. htsc films have potential for ir detection offering several advantages over existing ir sensing technologies: (1) detection to longer wavelengths, up to… More

Hypres produced a superconducting 11.5 ghz 16-stage correlator operating at 4k and will produce a 20 ghz 1024-stage correlator which dissipates 10mw. superconducting digital logic can be used to create 5uw/gate 20 ghz processing systems. correlators can detect and measure time-of-arrival of… More

There has been considerable interest in recent years in fabrication of all niobium nitride superconducting circuits. the high transition temperature of nbn is technologically important because it allows nbn-based circuits to be cooled with small and reliable closed cycle refrigerators (ccr). we have… More

The aim of this project is to develop an integrated analog-to-digital (a/d) converter in low critical temperature (all niobium) superconducting technology. this a/d converter is based on the josephson binary counter and asingle quantizer front end. it has the potential of achieving input bandwidth… More

This project aims to develop a high speed flash analog-to-digital converter (adc) in low critical temperature superconductor technology (niobium). circuit simulations have shown that the planned circuit is capable of digitizing input bandwidths up to 10 ghz with 6 bits of accuracy or higher… More

Hypres proposes a program to research, develop, and demonstrate feasibility of a new family of high-performance superconducting a/d converters using the principles of counting single magnetic flux quanta and oversampling; it is capable of both wide-bandwidth and high accuracy operation by… More

Hypres proposes to develop a high-speed flash analog-to-digital converter in low tc superconductor technology (niobium). circuit simulations have shown that the proposed circuit is capable of digitizing input bandwidths up to 10 ghz with 4-bits of accuracy of higher resolution at lower bandwidths… More

The purposes of this project are (1) to develop an operational electro-optical output device for superconducting circuits that will allow the implementation of high density optical interconnects and (2) to establish minimum design rules for its implementation. this project expands on previous work… More

This project studies the basic elements required for a multi-channel time-of-flight (tof) analyzer. the tof analyzer uses a superconducting acquisition shift register (asr) and novel front-end detector based on recently reported rapid single flux quantum logic. this system is capable of clocking… More

Hypres proposes a program to research, develop and demonstrate a new class of high-performance superconducting a^d conveners (adcs) based on counting single magnetic hux quanta, high-speed differential coding, and decimation filtering. the ad cs will maintain a unique bandwidth-to-accuracy trade-off… More

Many of the activities of the human body manifest themselves by the presence of a very weak magnetic field outside the body. this field is so weak that an ultrasensitive magnetic sensor is needed to allow specific biomagnetic measurements. superconducting quantum interference devices (squids) are… More

Current beamforming systems limited to digital processing at a basebands of typically less than 1OOMHz, restricted by 5OOMS/s Analog to Digital Convertors (ADC) and 1OOMS/s Digital Signal processors. HYPRES proposes a promising new way to realize a digital beamformer based on true time delay… More

A NEW CLASS OF SUPERCONDUCTING MEMORIES WITH A COLUMN-SENSE TECHNIQUE IS PROPOSED TO MAKE VERY DENSE MEMORY POSSIBLE. ALL THE EXISTING JOSEPHSON MEMORY CELLS USE ONE SENSE GATE PER CELL. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CELLS ARE COMPLICATED, AND THE CELL SIZE IS NOT READILY SHRUNK. THE PROPOSED SENSING SCHEME… More

Josephson junction photomultiplier niobium tunnel junction hypres utilizes a thin, optically sensitive, multilayer superconducting film which forms one electrode of a josephson junction used for detecting ultra-violet, optical and infrared radiation. the superconducting photomultiplier, a… More

Current Electronic Warfare (EW) systems are limited to digital processing at a baseband of typically less than 100MHz, restricted by 500MS/s Analog to Digital Convertors (ADC) and l00MS/s Digital Signal Processors. HYPRES proposes to develop the key components to allow the implementation of a… More

HYPRES PROPOSES A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE 100 GHz TO 2,000 GHz (SUBMILLIMETER) OSCILLATORS. THESE OSCILLATORS ARE BASED ON A NOVEL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOSEPHSON EFFECT IN NIOBIUM SUPERCONDUCTING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS: THE QUASIOPTICAL JOSEPHSON OSCILLATOR (QJO). THE QJO WILL RADIATE… More

Signal information can be transmitted over an optical fiber by encoding the signal as a frequency or phase modulated lightwave carrier. This approach eliminates the need for any light amplification if an adequately sensitive phase demodulator coupled to an analog-to-digital converter is used at the… More

This project will develop an acquisition system that can capture eery superconducting super collider (ssc) beam bunch and measure in real-time: beam current profile captured at 100 gigasamples (gs)/s with 6-bits of resolution, bunch time of arrival to 10 ps relative to a synchronized master clock,… More

A novel detector capable of identifying the electric charge of a single relativistic elementary particle is planned. the detector measures the magnetic field generated by the particle by allowing this magnetic field to induce a current in a superconducting loop. the existence and sign of the loop… More

The current implementation of readout circuits for silicon microstrip detector arrays involves the use of one amplifier and one comparator detector. as the density of the arrays increases, the complexity, size, power dissipation, and cost of this approach increase and may become prohibitively high.… More

Compact, high energy resolution X-ray detectors are required for spaced based X-ray astronomy. Superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) X-ray sensors, based on the collection of quasiparticles produced by the absorption of X-ray photons, will allow the construction of X-ray spectrometers with better… More

HYPRES has reported what we believe to be the world's fastest analog-to-digital converter. This superconductive converter has been tested at input bandwidths up to 18GHz but the requirement for refrigeration to 4.2 degrees Kelvin limits the number of applications due to the size, weight, cost and… More

Hypres proposes to develop an ultra-sensitive 10GS/s Analog to Digital Convertor (ADC) for direct conversion of the SIS (Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor) mixer output signals to digital data for use in radio astronomy. The observation of broadband emitters, such as cosmic dust clouds and… More

Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) are extremely sensitive detectors of magnetic flux and can be used as low noise amplifiers for many applications such as cryogenic detectors and biomagnetic measurements. In order to utilize a SQUID as an amplifier, extensive peripheral… More

HYPRES, in collaboration with DuPont, proposes to develop A High TcSNS Josephson junction process for the fabrication of large scale superconducting circuits. These devices are in demand for high speed signal processing electronics (such as A/D converters), improved IR sensors, and SQUID… More

Superconductive circuits are proving effective in processing very high-speed data streams. for example, an 8-bit analog-to-digital converter (adc) with 4.4 effective bits at 4 ghz, and 2 effective bits at 7 ghz has been demonstrated. an adc performance of 6 effective bits at 10 ghz should be… More

Investigators have demonstrated a 6-bit a/d capable of about 5 bits of resolution at 4 ghz input bandwidth and about 4 bits of resolution at 7 ghz input bandwidth. the input bandwidth is about 10 ghz (the 3db point). however, the resolution at ghz frequencies is limited by dynamic distortions in… More

HYPRES proposes the development of a rugged, reliable, self-contained, metrology qualified voltage standard sytems. Although voltage standard systems are cureently available and in uses at metrology laboratories to calibrate primary and secondary standards, these systems are not qualified for field… More

Researchers are developing mm wave sis heterodyne receivers integrated with on chip local oscillators for use in radio astronomy. the receivers incorporate superconducting tunnel junctions (sis junctions) as the mixing elements, together with josephson junction local oscillators, to provide mixing… More

HYPRES is developing a novel wide-bandwidth SQUID-based amplifier chip for cryogenic particle detectors. A novel approach for implementing a wide bandwidth and inexpensive SQUID readout scheme was recently proposed and demonstrated by Wilty and Martinis at NIST. The SQUID chip integrated in this… More

133 Freely Suspended Superconducting Tunnel Junctions for High Energy Resolution X-ray Detectors--Hypres, Inc., 175 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, NY 10523-1109; (914) 592-1190 Dr. Darren K. Brock, Principal Investigator Dr. Elie K. Track, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

132 Advanced Cryopackaging For the Application of Superconducting Digital Electronics in High Speed Instrumentation--Hypres, Inc., 175 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, NY 10523-1109; (914) 592-1190 Dr. Raphael Robertazzi, Principal Investigator Dr. Elie K. Track, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

We will develop a low cost instrument capable of recording the fetal magnetocardiogram (fetal-MCG).non-invasive instrument is intended to contribute to the assessment of fetal stress and the diagnosiarrhythmias. The fetal-MCG system provides unique information that is difficult or impossible to… More

Due to a number of physical restrictions, Random Access Memory based on silicon can not reach the performance level of superconductive devices. HYPRES proposes the two-phase development of a subnanosecond low-power memory. The principal problems in the development of such a memory have been: an… More

50231-98-I Utra-High Resolution Multi-Hit Time-to-Digital Converter--Hypres, Inc., 175 Clearbrook Road, , Elmsford, NY 10523-1109; (914) 592-1190 Dr. Alex Kirchenko, Principal Investigator Dr. Elie K. Track, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82595 Amount: $74,932 Measuring the mass or… More

50634-98-I Novel 8-bit Ultrasensitive Signal Digitizer for Reduced-Cost Nuclear Physics Instrumentation--Hypres, Inc., 175 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, NY 10523-1109; (914) 592-1190 Dr. Michael S. Pambianchi, Principal Investigator Dr. Elie K. Track, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

In this Phase I SBIR project, HYPRES proposes to demonstrate a tunable lumped-element superconducting bandpass filter for transmit/receive isolation applications, using Josephson circuits for in situ trim and control. Such a filter will provide insertion loss below 1 dB and 60 dB out-of-band… More

Not Available Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities are thought to limit the pulse-width compression ratio, power coupling from driver to pinch and radiation efficiency, for z-pinches at 4 MA (Double-Eagle), 9 MA (Saturn) and 18 MA (Z). Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation proposes to use a train of 150… More

Not Available The Navy has demonstrated a need for technologies to address the testability and certification of complex software-intensive applications/systems within a total ship computing environment. Viatec Research proposes to determine the feasibility of developing a set of accurate … More

Not Available In an era of declining budgets, techniques that promote faster, cheaper and better performance without compromising reliability or safety are the most sought after by the aircraft industry. The large costs associated with maintenance of gas turbines is a primary motivator for… More

65195 A previously developed transient digitizer, used in measurements during nuclear energy experiments, provides ultra-wide bandwidth performance that is unsurpassed by any other digitizer based on analog-to-digital converters. However, setup and control electronics are required in order to… More

65196 By accurately measuring average beam currents in a nuclear physics accelerator facility, particle loss mechanisms can be diagnosed. A non-intercepting detector for beam current measurements, with ultra-high precision and ultra-large dynamic range, is needed for this application. This… More

Integrated superconducting receivers look very attractive for applications where low weight, power consumption and volume are required. HYPRES proposes to design such a receiver that realizes this improved performance. HYPRES will exploit its ability toproduce high quality superconducting (Nb)… More

Researchers at the NIST have demonstrated a programmable Voltage Standard (VS) chip based on SNS (superconductor-normal-superconductor) tunnel junction technology. Excellent programmable voltage standards were demonstrated using this SNS technology in a liquid helium-based system. At HYPRES, we have… More

DESCRIPTION (Verbatim from the Applicant's Abstract): Microcalorimetry is a critical technique for the measurement of cell metabolism, the identification of drug effects on specific cell types, and the study of protein folding, structural transitions and other biological… More

"Integrated superconducting receivers look very attractive for applications where low noise, weight, power consumption and volume are required. HYPRES proposes to design such a receiver that realizes this improved performance. HYPRES will exploit itsability to produce high quality superconducting… More

"Analog components in RF receivers can add noise and distortion, thereby degrading system performance. Mismatching of analog components can contribute to spurious signals in I&Q receivers and beamforming arrays. Elimination of amplifiers and analogdownconversion mixers can be accomplished by moving… More

Josephson junction based circuits are acknowledged as one of the most promising implementations of solid-state structures for quantum computation (QC). We exploit this advantage by creating networks based on a novel Qubit Quantron Q2 gate. Our approach features low decoherence rates with a… More

70864 Fast, low power, low noise, high sensitivity, radiation resistant electronic instrumentation is essential for readout of particle detectors in nuclear and high-energy physics experiments. With traditional readout methods, the information content of low-level, fast signals from a… More

In order to design a circuit that performs a desired quantum computation, it is necessary to find a decomposition of the desired unitary matrix that represents the computation in terms of a sequence of quantum gate operations. To date, such designs haveeither been found by hand or by exhaustive… More

72474S03-I Measuring and characterizing the time evolution of very fast electronic waveforms requires a transient digitizer (digitizing oscilloscope) with a large input bandwidth and a high sampling rate. For example, the control of accelerators requires measuring the beam bunch profile;… More

HYPRES is pleased to propose the development of an ultra-low spur, high-bandwidth, low-power direct digital synthesizer (DDS). The proposed fully digital DDS will directly synthesize RF signals with spectrally-pure center frequencies up to 2 GHz andmodulate them with instantaneous bandwidth… More

a The overall goal of this project is to develop a Direct Digital Synthesizer (DDS) based on ultra-high performance digital-to-analog converter (DAC) technology capable of directly generating wideband signals at RF with large signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)and spur-free dynamic range (SFDR). In Phase… More

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to develop a sensitive digital read-out system with on-focal-plane digitization, multiplexing and data transfer from large arrays of cryogenic transition-edge calorimeters to room-temperature electronics employing rapid single… More

HYPRES proposes to develop a superconducting digital-RF receiver with very high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spur-free dynamic range (SFDR) to meet the requirements of future software radios for both military and commercial wireless communications. Thisrequires direct digitization of the RF… More

HYPRES proposes to develop a superconducting digital-RF receiver with very high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spur-free dynamic range (SFDR) to meet the requirements of future software radios for both military and commercial wireless communications. Thisrequires direct digitization of the RF… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the proposed research is to develop Ultra-High Resolution, thin film low-temperature superconductivity (LTS) SQUID Magnetometers (UHRSM) with integrated pickup-loops and Additional Positive Feedback (APF). The UHRSM will be optimized for… More

Large arrays of cryogenic microbolometers and other cryogenic detectors will be used for infrared imaging in future space observatories. If the signal from the sensors is amplified, multiplexed, and digitized using superconducting electronics, then this data can be efficiently read out to room… More

Superconducting electronics have been proven to provide unique performance enhancements in speed and accuracy of RF digitization and signal processing. These capabilities enable OBJECTIVE performance to be achieved with the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS), and other software-defined communication… More

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project addresses the development of a magnetic imaging system based on Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs). SQUIDs are extremely sensitive detectors of magnetic flux and metallic anomalies and, hence, can be used as ultra-sensitive… More

The implementation of RF transmitters for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) requires the use of very broadband, multi-carrier power amplifiers covering large sections of the complete 2 MHz - 2 GHz range. However, nonlinearity in these amplifiers enforces an unfavorable tradeoff between power… More

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II research project will develop technology to significantly improve digital-auto-correlator spectrometer bandwidths and clock rates. Astronomers are increasing their reliance on digital auto-correlators for receiving sub-millimeter-wavelength… More

The overall goal of this project is to develop multiline patterned YBCO leads on commercially available flexible substrates, and show that these leads can be used to deliver the low currents and signals necessary for 4K superconducting electronics to operate with a dramatically reduced thermal load.… More

HYPRES proposes to develop an RF-in-RF-out linearizer module that can be easily incorporated into existing radio systems for direct predistortion linearization of broadband (>100MHz), multi-carrier power amplifiers, over the 2MHz-2GHz range for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). This module… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the proposed research is to develop Ultra-High Resolution, thin film low-temperature superconductivity (LTS) SQUID Magnetometers (UHRSM) with integrated pickup-loops and Additional Positive Feedback (APF). The UHRSM will be optimized for… More

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II research project will develop technology to significantly improve digital-auto-correlator spectrometer bandwidths and clock rates. Astronomers are increasing their reliance on digital auto-correlators for receiving sub-millimeter-wavelength… More

HYPRES proposes to develop a novel superconducting delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for use in a military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) receiver. This ADC will directly digitize a 20 GHz microwave signal with a bandwidth of 1 GHz, using ultrafast rapid-single-flux-quantum (RSFQ)… More

HYPRES proposes to develop Multigigahertz Digital Interface between high-frequency low-power superconductor electronics such as receivers and transceivers and high-power low-frequency room-temperature electronics. It will be used in the new architecture of deserialized Digital-RF Receivers combining… More

A fully reconfigurable multi-carrier rf communications system requires a fast, versatile switch matrix, which will permit distribution of various signals between a set of antennas and a set of radios. This is carried out most efficiently in the digital domain, but requires the use of ultrafast… More

A low current, ultra-low heat-leak multi-line DC cable is being developed using the high Tc superconductor YBCO for the purposes of delivering 10s of milliamperes of current from a current source at room temperature to superconducting electronic circuitry operating at about 4 degrees Kelvin. The… More

HYPRES proposes a two-pronged approach to reducing co-site interference: (1) Tunable notch filters to track one or more narrow-band jamming signals. (2) The use of a sensitive digital-RF receiver with high spur-free dynamic range (SFDR), which can tolerate high inteference levels without… More

HYPRES is pleased to propose the development of an all-digital multipath processing receiver for JPALS UHF data link. We propose to take advantage of a unique combination of smart antenna architecture and Digital-RF technique. The realization of this approach will be made possible by using… More

HYPRES proposes to develop an ultrafast third-order digital decimation filter for integration with second-order bandpass delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that convert radio frequency (RF) signals directly to digital. The proposed filter represents a unique class of RF digital signal… More

HYPRES is pleased to propose the development of a low cost and ultra-high performance compact antenna integrated with digital receiver. We propose to achieve higher signal to noise ratios in the order of greater than 20dB via enhanced G/T. It will be done by combining superconducting quantum… More

HYPRES is developing Digital RF receivers and transceivers for direct conversion of wideband RF signals followed by all subsequent processing in the digital domain. The enabling component of this digital-RF technology is a high dynamic range wideband ADC modulator, implemented with low-power… More

HYPRES proposes to develop a digital receiver system for the Link-16 communications band that can receive weak hopping-code signals in the presence of a large cosite jammer, for application to Navy electronic attack aircraft. This receiver is based on a superconducting bandpass analog-to-digital… More

In true Digital-RF receiver technology, the RF signal is sampled directly at the antenna and processed digitally at high speeds. This requires an ultrafast ultra-linear analog-to-digital Converter (ADC) followed by ultrafast digital signal processing (DSP). High-speed clocks, in the 20 - 120 GHz… More

This SBIR Phase I project will develop a broadband digital correlation-based RF receiver, with particular application to spectrum monitoring and signal identification for Navy Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Communications in the 0-3 GHz range. HYPRES has been developing a new digital receiver… More

In this Phase I SBIR, we propose to develop a Digital Radio-Frequency Memory (DRFM) architecture to enable more accurate, flexible and programmable electronic countermeasures (ECM) features. We will improve pulse acquisition with a channelized receiver featuring multiple high-dynamic-range… More

The goal of this project is to (1) develop high dynamic range direct RF analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), providing enhanced immunity to high in-band intereference, and (2) use multiple synchronous converters to enable direct digital reception from a multi-antenna array. HYPRES has been… More

A low-noise amplifier chip, based on Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) technology, is needed for the high speed instrumentation used in nuclear physics experiments. SQUIDs are ultra-high-speed devices that are extremely sensitive detectors of magnetic flux. They dissipate very… More

A longstanding problem with wideband radio receivers for sensitive naval applications (such as Signals Intelligence or SIGINT) is the high level of radio frequency (RF) interference including those from co-located RF transmitters. This proposal addresses the critical interference problem with an… More

The goal of this project is to develop an all-digital receiver system, incorporating multiple synchronous analog-to-digital converters, to enable direct digital reception from an antenna array, which permits tunable digital beamforming. HYPRES has been developing superconducting digital-RF receivers… More

Compact compressors have recently undergone remarkable progress in long life, mechanical efficiency, and vibration tolerance. Their control electronics require further improvement to match that progress. HYPRES, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin (LM), is developing a 4.5K 4-stage pulse tube… More

In true Digital-RF receiver technology, the RF signal is sampled directly at the antenna and processed digitally at high speeds. This requires an ultrafast ultra-linear analog-to-digital Converter (ADC) followed by ultrafast digital signal processing, both of which need high-speed clocks. For best… More

A longstanding problem with wideband radio receivers for sensitive naval applications (such as Signals Intelligence or SIGINT) is the high level of RF interference from co-located RF transmitters. This Phase II project will develop a new generation of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that… More

Superconducting integrated circuits (ICx) have recently demonstrated record breaking performances in direct digitization and channeling of RF signals for military and satellite communications in frequency bands from HF to X-band (8-12 GHz) Superconducting ICs offer unparalleled clock frequency of 30… More

The overall goal of this project is to develop the fast RF waveform library reader for Digital-RF correlator-based receivers. With proper construction of an RF waveform template, an RF cross-correlator can perform a variety of functions, such as demodulation, despreading, dehopping, and decoding.… More

Digital signal processing electronics are needed to replace analog circuitries for high-speed applications, such as nuclear physics instrumentation. Superconducting electronics are ideal candidates for these applications, as their speed of operation can easily approach 40 GHz when utilizing… More

HYPRES is pleased to propose is to develop the physically small antenna Direction Finding (DF) subsystem capable of environmental noise limited reception based on SQIF technology and implemented using HTS materials. In this phase I project, we will focus on the analysis and design of the integrated… More

HYPRES has developed and demonstrated a family of novel wideband digital-RF receivers for satellite communication (SATCOM) and other radio frequency communication, signals intelligence and electronic warfare applications. The digital-RF receiver uses superconductor integrated circuits and is… More

A major problem limiting broadband digital receivers is the presence of interference signals that saturate the analog-to-digital converter (ADC). This problem can be alleviated using analog notch filters that block these interferers before digitization, provided the notch filters can be adaptively… More

Modern radio frequency (RF) communication systems require more efficient and flexible use of wider bandwidths at higher carrier frequencies, which can be achieved only by direct digital representation of the RF signal itself. New advances in ultrafast superconductor circuits enable digital-RF… More

HYPRES has developed and demonstrated a family of wideband digital-RF receiver systems for applications in satellite and RF communications, signal intelligence and electronic warfare. In the heart of these systems are ultrahigh speed circuits of superconductor digital electronics. For a high… More

This SBIR Phase II project will develop a multi-band, multi-channel digital correlation-based RF receiver, with particular application to spectrum monitoring and signal identification for Navy Signals Intelligence applications. This is a joint effort of HYPRES, Inc. and Research Associates of… More

The overall goal of this project is to develop and demonstrate a sensitive, low noise, significantly lower SWaP antenna integrated with low-noise amplifier (LNA) using the superconducting quantum interference filter (SQIF) technology. This antenna will be capable of meeting all requirements for… More

HYPRES has been developing a family of ultrafast bandpass analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) based on rapid-single-flux-quantum (RSFQ) superconducting technology, for direct digitization of radio-frequency (RF) communication signals. These have important applications to sensitive and flexible… More

HYPRES has developed a unique system architecture for an improved military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) receiver. This is based on direct conversion of the RF waveform to digital format using an ultrafast analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), followed by ultrafast digital processing. The… More

The overall goal of this project is to develop and demonstrate a sensitive, low noise, significantly lower SWaP antenna integrated with low-noise amplifier (LNA) using the superconducting quantum interference filter (SQIF) technology. This antenna will be capable of meeting all requirements for… More

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project, a collaborative effort between HYRPES and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany, NY, proposes to… More

Higher receiver sensitivity enables detection of weaker signals, which translates into increased signal-to-noise ratio and increased coverage area. HYPRES, in collaboration with Stony Brook University, proposes to deliver high sensitivity over a wide frequency band using superconductor… More

Modern radio frequency (RF) communication systems require more efficient and flexible use of wider bandwidths at higher carrier frequencies, which can be achieved only by direct digital representation of the RF signal itself. New advances in ultrafast superconductor circuits enable digital-RF… More

The goal of this project is to develop a digital-RF receiver system to enable direct digital reception from a SIGINT antenna array. In Phase I, we designed a two-input prototype chip integrating two oversampled delta ADCs with a common clock source, and two on-chip digital decimation filters. In… More

HYPRES, in collaboration with University of Waterloo, proposes to develop a unique mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) technology for radio frequency (RF) receivers. Using Niobium ICs, we have developed a family of receiver front-ends capable of direct digitization of RF signals up to microwave… More

HYPRES proposes an innovative solution to Navy's need for concurrent multi-netting in a single receiver. Our approach involves direct digitization of the entire wideband (960-1215 MHz) RF signal followed by distribution of digital copies among multiple independent, parallel processing chains. This… More

The detection and identification of very low-level electromagnetic waveforms for Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) relies on receiver systems with very low noise figure and high dynamic range. This task becomes even more challenging when the signal sources of interest are wideband and/or when they rely… More

It is proposed to develop and build a prototype system of active magnetic shielding for superconductor electronics packaged on commercial closed-cycle cryocoolers. In this system, the residual magnetic fields inside passive mu-metal shields protecting the heart of the electronics - the… More

Detectors utilized in high energy and nuclear physics research, have, historically, been instrumented with FET amplifiers operated in the cryogenic environment. These amplifiers require heated operation and suffer from large 1/f noise, are very sensitive to microphonic pickup, and dissipate high… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In collaboration with the Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Yale University, Hypres proposes to develop and produce a new high dynamic range MRI digitizing module, and conduct experiments to validate the performanceclaims contained in this proposal. The new… More