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High-Speed Three-Channel Photonic Time Delay Unit

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: HQ0006-10-C-7202
Agency Tracking Number: B2-1653
Amount: $999,989.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: MDA08-T012
Solicitation Number: 2008.B
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-10-20
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
15 Cabot Road
Woburn, MA -
United States
DUNS: 004841644
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Guanghai Jin
 Chief Scientist
 (781) 935-1200
 gjin@agiltron.com
Business Contact
 Sarah Weidlein
Title: Administrative Assistant
Phone: (781) 935-1200
Email: sweidlein@agiltron.com
Research Institution
 Office of Sponsored Research (Pre-A
 Carol Welt
 
438 Whitney Road Unit 1133t 11
Storrs, CT 06269-1133
United States

 (860) 486-3622
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

An innovative, super-miniature, fast-switching array-based photonic time delay device is being developed for the active electronically scanned-array (AESA) MDA and Navy radars. The design is based on the fast electro-optic effect, the super miniature fiber-lens collimation array, and the existing WDM photonic true time delay technologies. In Phase I Agiltron has successfully demonstrated the core switching device operation which has met or exceeded the program performance targets. This technology will generate significantly improved replacement components, and represents reductions in cost, power, and maintenance time for existing phased array radars. The phase II development will prototype the fast speed based three-channel photonic time delay unit (TDU) by implementing the fast switching technique developed during Phase I into fiber optic WDM-true time delay arrays developed at Agiltron. Agiltron is prepared for Phase II, having established a relationship with the MDA radar prime, Raytheon, and generated device requirements for later testing and insertion into the THAAD radar program. Agiltron, teamed with the University of Connecticut, is well suited for this development program using this novel approach, being an existing fiber optic component supplier and having previously commercialized optoelectronics devices from R & D programs.

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