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Back to Company SearchOEWAVES, INC
UEI: L6MEAK541NH5
Number of Employees: 30
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
SBIR/STTR Involvement
Year of first award: 2001
23
Phase I Awards
10
Phase II Awards
43.48%
Conversion Rate
$2,910,359
Phase I Dollars
$9,590,270
Phase II Dollars
$12,500,629
Total Awarded
Awards
Miniature Laser System for Cs Atom Interferometer
Amount: $850,000 Topic: S16
The objectives of Phase II of this SBIR project are to design, assemble, test and demonstrate a complete fiber based laser system satisfying the specified requirements of NASArsquo;s proposed Space-based Quantum Gravity Gradiometer.nbsp; The laser systems will be comprised of two frequency stabilized ultra-narrow linewidth lasers, combined with an optical amplifier in one package, with a PM fiber output.nbsp; The fiber coupled laser system will have the following performance parameters: Linewidth lt;1 kHz Wavelength corresponds to Cs D lines (852 nm and 894 nm) 300 mW output power Volume of optical module under 500 c.c. (not including driving electronics) Total power consumption for the entire system under 10 W Modulation frequency up to 10 MHz A roadmap to achieving system lifetime over 50,000 hours. Within the scope of the Phase II effort, OEwaves will: Develop a physical model and design the optimal optical and mechanical package for the laser system prototype. Perform extensive analytical and numerical study of the proposed design including the thermos-opto-mechanical evaluation of the entire system. Fabricate resonators with optimal morphology and optimal host material to achieve the target performance for linewidth, and for frequency stability greater than 10-14. Prepare Phase II Final Report. Delivernbsp;a complete system for a Cs based QGG, meeting the specified performance parameters. The properties of the system will be measured and validated by a NASA customer. nbsp; nbsp;
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase II
2024
NASA
Miniature Laser System for Cs Atom Interferometer
Amount: $150,000 Topic: S16
OEwaves Inc. offers to develop and demonstrate a compact diode laser system producing the wavelengths for operation of Cs based atomic sensor including Cs atomic interferometers. The system will include 852 nm and 894 nm lasersnbsp;including modulation functions typically required for the operation of quantum sensors. The system will feature the properties required for long duration space applications. The system will be based on semiconductor lasers locked to monolithic microcavities using the self-injection locking technique. This technique results in a complete suppression of mode hops in the laser during its operational lifetime. The microcavity will not only stabilize the frequency of the lasernbsp;but will also be used to measure and stabilize the power of the laser. The microcavity provides a modulatable laser that features exceptionally low residual amplitude modulation, allowing a robust lock as well as offset lock to the atomic transition of interest.nbsp; The proof of principle validation of the technique has been demonstrated by earlier efforts at OEwaves.At the end of Phase II, our goal is to deliver a prototype that achieves better than 10-11/g acceleration sensitivity, and the required frequency stability (defined by the customer; varies depending on the laser use). A unique feature of crystalline WGM resonators pioneered by OEwaves is their high optical transparency leading to quality factors that routinely exceed 109. This will add to simplification in locking lasers to the modes of the resonator.nbsp;
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SBIR
Phase I
2023
NASA
High Rate Bi-photons Generated with a Microresonator
Amount: $149,993 Topic: SF22D-T005
In this STTR program a team comprising OEwaves Inc. (OEw) and Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) proposes to research, develop and deliver a photonic integrated circuit-based heterogeneously engineered, high heralding efficiency near-infrared (operating
Tagged as:
STTR
Phase I
2023
DOD
USAF
High Performance Photonic Oscillator for Cloud RADAR Applications
Amount: $150,000 Topic: S11
OEwaves Inc. offers to develop and demonstrate a high-performance miniature photonic oscillator [1] suitable for delivering spectrally pure W-band signals. The device will be based on ultra-narrow line self-injection locked lasers and will operate as a local oscillator (LO) in cloud radar front end, and other high frequency systems including radio astronomy, spectroscopy, and communication systems where achieving higher performance is limited by the oscillator noise. The photonic oscillator proposed here is based on integration of an ultra-high quality (Q) crystalline whispering gallery mode (WGM) microresonator [2-4] with multiple photonic and microelectronic components and devices (including lasers, a detector, and waveguides) to produce signals with spectral purity exceeding that of conventional oscillators. nbsp;This architecture will be implemented on a single platform with micrometer-scale feature sizes. The oscillator will produce 10 mW of output RF power in W-band, and its single sideband (SSB) power spectral density of phase noise will be as low as -10 dBc/Hz at 10 Hz and -160 dBc at 10 MHz and higher Fourier frequencies. This is at least an order of magnitude better than the state of the art for the systems of comparable size, weight and power. The primary carrier frequency to be demonstrated is 96 GHz, along with the capability to operate at any frequency in the range of 92-100 GHz. nbsp;The photonic LO can be phase locked (PL) to an external reference oscillator.nbsp;Advanced NASA applications require microwave and mm-wave frequency oscillators generating spectrally pure signals to eliminate the noise associated, for example, with compression of the received radar signals to increase the resolution. For airborne and spaceborne devices, the desired size is smaller than a quarter (25 cent coin), with power consumption significantly less than a Watt. Existing technologies cannot meet these requirements, so new and revolutionary approaches are necessary.nbsp;
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SBIR
Phase I
2022
NASA
Integrated Photonic Filters for RF Signal Processing
Amount: $740,869 Topic: T8
In this Project, OEwaves Inc. and Georgia Tech propose to research and develop an RF photonic receiver front-end enabling microwave signal processing at a heterogeneously integrated photonic platform. In particular, we propose to develop a new technology for photonic microwave filters based on the new advances in silicon (Si)-based integrated photonics. In this endeavor, we will exploit the expertise of the team members who have made extensive contributions to Si and silicon nitride (SiN) integrated photonic structures (Georgia Tech) and the design and development of analog photonic systems (OEwaves Inc.).OEwaves will apply a rapid development process using existing, proven, photonic elements to develop a wideband chip-scale tuner, with IF filtering capabilities. The extremely fast and compact tuning architecture provides a viable alternative to currently available high-cost channelized architectures.nbsp; The development approach is a front-end architecture based on the application of novel integrated optical filters characterized by ultra-high quality-factors (ldquo;Qsrdquo;) coupled with a capable back-end. nbsp;Photonic circuit elements based on the filters allow highly selective processing of the narrow-band, weak, and scattered RF and microwave signals.nbsp; The integrated optical resonators enable a versatile RF photonic tuner architecture by optimizing RF parameters such as selectivity, bandwidth coverage, tuning extent and speed relative to size, weight, and energy efficiency. The goal of the current project is to create an integrated filter prototype system at the end of Phase II.nbsp;nbsp;
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STTR
Phase II
2020
NASA
Miniature Laser System for Yb Ion Clock
Amount: $754,950 Topic: S1
OEwaves Inc. offers to develop a compact diode laser system producing all the required wavelengths for operation of an Yb Ion Clocks. It will include 370 nm, 935 nm, 436 nm and 760 nm lasers. The system will feature the properties required for long duration space applications. The system will be based on a semiconductor laser locked to monolithic microcavities using self-injection locking technique. This technique results in a complete suppression of mode hops in the laser during its operational lifetime. The microcavity will not only stabilize the frequency of the laser, but will also be used to measure and stabilize the power of the laser. The microcavity provides a modulatable laser that features exceptionally low residual amplitude modulation, allowing a robust lock to the clock transition of interest.nbsp; The proof of principle validation of the technique was supported by earlier OEwaves efforts. In Phase II of this Project we propose to demonstrate experimentally and deliver to the customer two most critical components of the set, comprising a 370 nm laser system and an ultastable cavity. The other lasers will be demonstrated at OEwaves and the measurement data will be delivered to the customer. The complete set of narrow-line ultra-stable modulatable diode lasers that can be instrumental in integration of a miniature Yb space ion clock will be packaged in Phase III of the project.nbsp;At the end of Phase II, we expect a prototype of 370nm laser to achieve better than 10-10/g acceleration sensitivity, required frequency stability (varies depending on the laser use). The reference cavity will have the same stability in a wide wavelength (frequency) range determined by the optical transparency of its host material, which typically is broader than 300 nm ndash; 2,000 nm. The quality factor of the device will exceed 108, which will add to simplification in locking optical sources to the modes of the resonator.nbsp;
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SBIR
Phase II
2020
NASA
Integrated and Packaged Photonic Oscillators for Advanced C4ISR: Phase II
Amount: $1,499,315 Topic: SB161-003
On the basis of the results of Phase I of the program, OEwaves, Inc. proposes to develop a novel voltage-controlled opto-electronic RF oscillator with an unprecedented combination of high performance (low phase noise), wide tunability from 40-110 GHz, exceptionally small size, weight, and power (SWaP), and extreme ruggedness necessary for airborne/space deployments. The oscillator will enable multiple future C4ISR applications which would otherwise not be technically feasible and will advance the goals of the DARPA Blackjack program. The device will also drive new performance standards across the full spectrum of future C4ISR system capabilities and is particularly well suited to support small platforms such as UAVs. For example, the oscillator will improve onboard SIGINT sensor data collection, processing and dissemination, RADAR clutter cancellation and sub-clutter visibility, and cognitive radio systems (SATCOM) in support of varied defense missions.
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SBIR
Phase II
2020
DOD
DARPA
Miniature Laser System for Yb Ion Clock
Amount: $124,976 Topic: S1
It is not feasible to produce a compact optical clock, small enough to fly on satellites, simply by reducing the size or packaging of current laboratory systems. New approaches and component technologies are needed to achieve such an objective.nbsp; Trapped ions systems used in optical space grade atomic clocks and navigation systems need mode-hop free compact ultrastable laser systems able to operate for years without power as well as frequency jumps. OEwaves Inc. offers to develop and demonstrate a compact diode laser system producing all the required wavelengths for operation of an Yb Ion Clocks. It will include 370 nm, 935 nm, 436 nm, and 760 nm lasers. The system will feature the properties required for long duration space applications. The system will be based on a semiconductor laser locked to monolithic microcavities using self-injection locking technique.The objectives of Phase I of this SBIR project are to prepare a complete design of the compact laser system suitable for Yb ion clock. The design will be supported by numerical simulations as well as results of the earlier experiments. The design will include three major parts:design a packaged compensated WGM resonator with compensation factor exceeding 100;design a narrow-line 436 nm clock laser package based on the compensated resonator; the package should be characterized with 5x10-15 Allan deviation measured at 0.1-1s of averaging time.design the compact laser system operating at 370 nm, 935 nm and 760 nm suitable for the Yb clock and using COTS parts wherever possiblenbsp;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase I
2019
NASA
Compact Mode-Hop Free Narrow Line Turnkey Laser System for Quantum Technology
Amount: $150,000 Topic: A18B-T014
In this Project OEwaves Inc. in collaboration with the UCLA trapped-ion quantum computing group proposes to develop extended-cavity ultra-stable diode laser systems that have the properties required for quantum computing and metrology. The system will be based on a semiconductor laser locked to a monolithic microcavity (a whispering gallery mode resonator, WGMR [1]) using a self-injection locking technique [2]. This technique results in the complete suppression of the mode hops in the laser during the lifetime of the laser chip. The microcavity will be used not only to stabilize the frequency of the laser, but also to measure and stabilize the power of the laser to the level of 10 ppm per 1s and longer. The overall performance of the laser and SWaP (size, weight and power) of the device will correspond to the stringent requirements of the Call. The lasers will be tested by UCLA team.
Tagged as:
STTR
Phase I
2019
DOD
ARMY
Cryogenic Microphotonic Accelerometer
Amount: $124,997 Topic: S1
Accelerometers, which are required for vibration cancellation, that can operate in extreme conditions, especially in the high radiation environments around Jupiter#39;s moons are currently not available.The innovative claims for the proposed effort are as follows:Cryogenic operation enabled;Magnetic field tolerant;A shock and vibration immune high sensitivity opto-electronic platform will be demonstrated and packaged for the first time;The sensitivity as well as the bias drift of the accelerometer will be two orders of magnitude higher than existing MEMS devices; the high sensitivity of the device will be compensated by its large dynamic range to ensure vibration and shock survivability;The power consumption of the assembled device will be less than a quarter of a Watt;Has a clear path tonbsp; radiation hardening.The team will determine the viability of the opto-electro-mechanical technology and its applicability to acceleration sensing at low temperatures.nbsp; The underpinning of Phase I ofnbsp; this effort is the development of a high-Q optically driven MEMS resonator as well as auxiliary optics and electronics allowing compact packaging of the device. An early demonstration of this capability will be made and a clear improvement path will be developed to further improve the performance.nbsp;
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase I
2019
NASA