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"We propose to develop an innovative 10 K cooling system that will be ideally suited to the cryogenic packaging requirements of a space-based superconducting electronics system. To achieve the most efficient and reliable hybrid cooler possible, we proposeto combine a multi-stage, linear-drive pulse tube with a low-temperature reverse-Brayton stage. In this way we will take advantage of the strengt ...

"The objective of this effort will be to demonstrate the feasibility of producing at low cost, a removable write-once random access volumetric digital storage system that is capable of very high capacity (~TByte per removable media), fast access time(~100ms), and ultra fast recording and readout data rates (~1Gb/S) while achieving very high volumetric densities (~3Tb/in3). These figures make the p ...

"CBL Technologies and Stanford University propose a VPE growth process and novel GaN epilayer design for electronic/optoelectronic applications. In our low-cost, high-efficiency growth technique, thick GaN and related compounds can be deposited on avariety of substrates. Sequentially, but with altered growth parameters, the process also allows for device quality layers. Typically in other mater ...

"An uncooled long wave infrared (LWIR) focal plane array (FPA) is proposed. It is fabricated with ultra-sensitive micro bolometers, micromachined entirely out of silicon using the MEMS (micro electro-optical mechanical system) technology. It consists of a256x256 array of micro bolometers, each micromachined in a special form to possess an extremely high temperature-resistance coefficient for a det ...

"We propose to develop a very long wave infrared (VLWIR) FPA (focal plane array) for missile seeker and space surveillance applications, for which the LWIR region is very important. It consists of a 2-D array of micromachined micro Fabry-Perotinterferometers (FPIs), each of which contains a micro airgap cavity formed by two partially-reflecting mirrors, enclosing a micro-volume of air, and a photv ...

"High performance power sources with lightweight and small volume are desirable to satisfy miniaturization in sensors, actuators, smart card, telecommunications, and space applications. High power density, energy density and long cycle life are defined ashigh performance for energy sources. In today's consumer market, there is a strong trend towards making consumer equipment smaller, portable and ...

"This effort will develop a novel flexible space system simulation architecture for predicting the on-orbit performance of large aperture space systems such as those envisioned for Space-Based Laser and other MDA/DoD applications. The principal objective ofthis proposal is to develop an architecture for a single unified simulation capability that encompasses all of the effects needed to accurately ...

"This effort will investigate a blending of Optimally Distributed Sensing and Actuation (ODAS) with Adaptive Filtering and Disturbance Feed-forward (AFDF) techniques with promise for simultaneously mitigating the impacts of Directed Energy (DE) systempayloads on aircraft while improving the Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing (ATP) performance of DE systems. The innovation is the integration and a ...

"Irvine Sensors Corporation (ISC), in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley, is proposing to quasi-monolithically combine CMOS circuits with superconducting electronics. Superconducting electronics, especially rapid-single-flux-quantum(RSFQ) logic, hold promise for 50 to 100 Gb/s clock frequency operation. The proposed innovation is the integration technique, shown in Figure 1, i ...

Clocks and pulse sources are critical elements for next generation IC¿¿s such as DSP¿¿s and ¿Yprocessors which depend critically on stability and jitter. Clock skew becomes significant because of the large chip dimension. ADC¿¿s and DAC¿¿s are mixedsignal circuits which demand extremely precise clocks at multi GB/s rates. Telecommunication transceivers and transponders ...