CONFORMAL OPTICAL FOCUSING ELEMENTS FOR LASER COMMUMICATION

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Air Force	Award ID: 9640	Program Year/Program: 1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 9640	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: E-tek Dynamics Inc.
1885 Lundy Ave San Jose, CA 95131
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: Yes

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1990

Title: CONFORMAL OPTICAL FOCUSING ELEMENTS FOR LASER COMMUMICATION

Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $75,000.00

Abstract:
AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS AND SPACECRAFT MULTI-ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRE HIGH GAIN, CONFORMAL, WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW (FOV) RECEIVING OPTION WITHOUT BULKY TELESCOPE. E-TEK WILL INVESTIGATE, DESIGN AND COMPARE THREE SOUND APPROACHES: A. CURVED BELT OR DOME OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY USING WAVEFRONT SENSING AND OPTICAL PHASE SHIFTERS; B. CURVED PHASED ARRAY USING ELECTRONIC PROCESSING, AND C. HOLOGRAPHIC FOCUSING ELEMENTS. THE BELT OR DOME ARRAY PROVIDES NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES AND MORE THAN 180 FOV. ONE OR TWO OPTICAL APPROACHES WILL BE SELECTED FOR PHASE II HARDWARE FABRICATION, EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION.

Principal Investigator:
J J Pan
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

E-tek Dynamics Inc.
1885 Lundy Ave San Jose, CA 95131

EIN/Tax ID:

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No