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An Integration Platform for Dual-Polarized W-Band Antenna Arrays
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Fiscal Year: 2012Title: An Integration Platform for Dual-Polarized W-Band Antenna ArraysAgency: NASAContract: NNX12CE49PAward Amount: $122,207.00
Abstract:
A few NASA decadal missions such as the Aerosol Clouds Ecosystems (ACE) mission require space-based millimeter-wave radar apertures to complete the science objectives. We propose to create dual-polarized microfabricated copper-based antenna apertures with integrated MMICs that go beyond the capabilities funded to date at the upper frequencies of interest by enabling electronic scanning at W-band frequencies, while not precluding the co-location of Ka-band capability in the same aperture. This Phase I effort will constitute element-, feed-, MMIC-, and array-level analyses of the trade space for the proposed aperture. In addition we will provide a hardware demonstration of MMIC integration on the necessary scale for W-band phased arrays and high-efficiency dual polarized antenna elements. The Phase II effort would integrate MMIC functionality with the antennas to create an array tile that will be fully characterized.Small Business Information at Submission:Nuvotronics, LLC
7586 Old Peppers Ferry Road Radford, VA 24141-8846EIN/Tax ID: 262821822DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees:Woman-Owned: YesMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: Yes
Award Information
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Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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Program Year/Program: 2012 / SBIR |
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Agency Tracking Number: 114013 |
Solicitation Year: 2011 |
Solicitation Topic Code: S1.02 |
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