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ABSTRACT:In this phase II effort we will commercialize the high speed, high power, modified uni-traveling carrier (MUTC) photodiodes (PDs). To this end, we will develop reliable packaging solutions for discrete PDs, PD arrays, balanced PDs and waveguide based PDs. We will also transition the chip fabrication process for continuous, high volume supply of quality MUTC PD chips. In the first six mont ...

ABSTRACT:To meet the demands of the A141-245 SBIR solicitation, the MaXentric ) team proposes the GAM (Green Amp Multiplexer), which uses compact microwave circuit design and digital distortion compensation algorithm to expand bandwidths and reduce insertion losses of a multipaction-free multiplexer system for the global positioning system (GPS) block-III satellite.As a result of Phase I efforts, ...

ABSTRACT:To meet the demands of the A141-125 SBIR solicitation, the MaXentric team proposes the MAST (MaXentric’s Adaptive Supply Tracking), which uses envelope tracking technology to enhance efficiency of a radiation hardening Gallium Nitride (GaN) solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) for the global positioning system (GPS) block-III L1-band satellite applications. Based on Phase I efforts, it wa ...

ABSTRACT:Linearizer Technology, Inc. (LTI) and its space hardware organization Linear Space Technology, LLC (LST) propose to produce an L-band GaN high power amplifier (HPA) exceeding GPS requirements with the highest possible power added efficiency (PAE) for use in space.Minimizing HPA cost is a primary design parameter.LST has significant experience with flight HPAs and has 100 linearizers and H ...

ABSTRACT:A Phase II program to develop and deliver a set of Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) and MMICs with ultra-low noise figures is proposed. The noise figures of less than 0.65 dB represent a reduction of nominally 0.5 dB over available LNAs for covering the Satcom receive band of 20.2 to 21.2 GHz. The designs include common-source and noise-cancelling topologies. The proposed LNAs will provide the ...

ABSTRACT:Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and other complex microelectronic devices are critical to Air Force advanced electronic systems. As the sophistication of supply chain counterfeit infiltration continued to grow, criminal elements and adversarial states have expanded the use of advanced techniques that defeat conventional screening methodologies to exploit supply chain weaknesses fo ...

ABSTRACT:The proposed effort will demonstrate new technologies to fill gaps in the AF space situational awareness capabilities. A payload will be fabricated and integrated into a cubesat bus and tested to verify its suitability for a future space experiment. A test plan will be written for testing the satellite in a space experiment.BENEFIT:This program will fill capability gaps for expanding re ...

ABSTRACT: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes to develop and demonstrate a test apparatus for determining the minimum hot surface ignition (HSI) temperature of flammable liquids in aircraft operating conditions. Flammable liquids leaking onto hot surfaces, such as those in an aircraft engine bay, present fire hazards and risks to personnel and equipment. To pro ...

ABSTRACT:The Air Force has a need to maintain strong intelligence capability in semi-permissive and anti-access area denial (A2/AD) scenarios where full-motion video (FMV)-based surveillance assets are rare or unavailable. In such environments, priority is given to leveraging any and all other sources of intelligence available, which may include ?open sources? of data available on the public Web, ...

ABSTRACT:A primary challenge facing military data analysts (and the general populace) is data deluge, where the volume of data available at ones fingertips drowns human capability to leverage or exploit it all effectively. There exists a strong need to go beyond the collection of data, to the pinpointing of data that is valuable to them at the present moment in time. By considering value from a ut ...