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HyPerComps proposed effort will specifically address the following NAVAIR requirements: A method is contributing new ideas and innovations in both time-domain and frequency domain computational electromagnetics (CEM), especially in addressing accuracy and scalability for large-scale modeling of EM fields inside and around complex cavities, and computational efficiency for quick turnaround for freq ...

The DoD S&T community’s understanding of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and related Planar Lightguide Circuit (PLC) reliability has gaps preventing full PIC deployment to defense avionics. Validation of PIC reliability is critical to enabling rapid transition to DoD programs. IFOS is leveraging its proven expertise in PIC-based systems to develop PIC reliability prediction models. We will lev ...

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and Planar Lightguide Circuits (PLCs) are finding application in optical communication and sensor systems for both military and commercial applications. The reliability of PIC and PLC devices applicable to Department of Defense (DoD) avionics, sensors, and electronic warfare is largely unknown. Verification and validation of PIC and PLC device reliability is par ...

In this SBIR effort we will develop a balanced detection analog photonic link consisting of a DFB laser, a dual-output high-speed, low-Vp mach-zehnder modulator (MZM) and a high-power, high-linearity balanced photodetector (BPD) using a dual-core, single mode, multicore fiber (MCF) that is supplied by our subcontractor, OFS. We will design, fabricate and characterize (phase I) the MZM and the BPD, ...

In this program, Freedom Photonics intend to explore the new approaches to the balanced photodiode implementation, to obtain and verify a design that meets the Navy’s requirements, to develop multicore fiber coupling technology for photonic integrated circuits (PIC), and to leverage our expertise in PIC design, fabrication and packaging to produce a rugged final prototype, suitable for productio ...

Photonic integration, and specifically silicon photonics, has emerged as one of the leading solutions for maintaining or improving the performance of optical systems while addressing the requirements related to size, weight, and power (SWaP). Photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which integrate multiple photonic elements onto a single chip, are specifically suited to providing the complexity and f ...

To address the Navy need for a sensor capable of detecting cracks in propellant grain and transmitting the sensor data wirelessly through a hermetically sealed rocket motor case, Intellisense Systems, Inc. (ISI) proposes to develop a new Propellant Health Monitoring (PHEM) system, based on the novel integration of ultrasonic transducers as both signal generator and sensor with ultralow-power compo ...

Redondo Optics Inc. proposes to develop and demonstrate to the Navy a miniature, lightweight, and low power, wireless multi-point fiber optic acoustic-ultrasound sensor (FAULT™) SHM system suitable for the in-situ, real-time, and un-attended detection, identification, localization, and classification of suitable for the un-invasive, in-situ, real-time, and un-attended detection, identification, ...

To address the Navy need for a secure and reliable wireless network without electromagnetic interference (EMI), Intellisense Systems, Inc. (ISS) proposes to develop a new Secure EMI-free Light Communication (SELICOM) system. It is based on a novel design of the Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) attocell that utilizes results of the latest research in light modulation and state-of-the-art development of solid ...

SA-LiFi is an optical local wireless networking system under development that will distribute broadband data wirelessly over visible and infrared wavelengths, using a store-and-repeat architecture to extend its range. My modulating visbile LED light sources, SA-LiFi exploits the already-available power and line-of-sight to end user devices to upgrade wireless data availability with minimal additio ...