Radiation Hardening of Monolithically Integrated Quantum Well Intermixed Semiconductor Components.Photonic devices (diode lasers, modulators, photodetectors, etc.) are undergoing rapid transition into terrestrial and space applications. However, roadblocks still exist for monolithically integrating… More

Polymer Based Photonics for Space Environment ApplicationsEconomical and efficient polymer based photonic (PBP) components such as high bandwidth electro-optic (EO) modulators are required for implementation in next generation high performance sateliites, including small-nano satellites. Satellite… More

IPC intends to develop and demonstrate space radiation hardened-integrated polymer photonic circuits (HIPPCs) for satellite applications ranging from small- to pico- satellite, missile systems and for industrial and nuclear power plant applications. Radiation resistant nonlinear optic polymer… More

The research and development proposed herein addresses a critical deficiency existing in the space radiation survivability of high precision interferometric fber optic gyros (IFOGs), specifically the non-availability of a small diameter (80 micron), radiation hardened, polarization maintaining,… More

Interferometric fiber optic gyros (IFOGs) are being considered as alternatives to mechanical gyroscopes in both existing and newer high performance applications. Satellite guidance and navigation systems require highly sensitive IFOGs consisting of 4-5 km of fiber optic sensing coils forming the… More

This project will develop radiation resistant hybrid Lotus Effect photoelectrocatalytic self-cleaning anti-contamination coatings for application to Lunar Operations. The coatings will be demonstrated to operate in galactic cosmic ray (GCR) and solar event proton (SEP) environments. The coatings… More

The purpose of our Phase I SBIR is to design, model and demonstrate a chip-size radiation hard rotation sensitive nonlinear semiconductor ring laser gyro. In conventional linear ring laser gyros, the sensitivity of the gyro to detect rotation motion is largely governed by the ring diameter. As the… More