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REMOTE EM SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4206
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
360 Herndon Pkwy - Ste 1200
Herndon, VA 22070
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Charles M Davis
 (703) 478-0844
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE U.S. NAVY IS SEEKING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) FIELD SENSOR CAPABLE OF OPERATION IN THE FREQUENCY RANGE OF 10 KHZ TO 60 KHZ, WHICH CAN BE COVERTLY DEPLOYED FROM A SUBMARINE PLATFORM. OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OPTECH), PROPOSES A FIBER-OPTIC EM-FIELD SENSOR TO MEET THIS NEED. THE SENSOR HAS THE FOLLOWING MAJOR FEATURES: ATMOSPHERIC NOISE LIMITED PERFORMANCE; IMMUNITY TO EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP); IMMUNITY TO ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) IN THE OPTICAL FIBER LEAD; MULTIMODE LASER OPTICAL SOURCE TO PROVIDE STABLE LASER OPERATION (ELIMINATES MODE HOPPING), AND SINGLE OPTICAL FIBER CONSTRUCTION TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FIBER REQUIRED IN LEAD AND SENSOR ELEMENT.

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