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Today"s Ballistic Missile Defense networks consist of many different types of sensors and platforms, and given the expanded focus of MDA on theater and regional missile defense where multiple"raids"can be launched from different sites toward numerous targets, it is crucial that they can be dynamically tasked and deployed effectively in real-time to realize their full potential in achieving overall ...

Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. (KBSI) proposes to investigate innovative methodologies and algorithms for Efficient Sensor Management for Optimal Multi-Task Performance (ES-MaTe), The goal of the proposed research is to investigate an efficient sensor resource management method for sensor scheduling specific to tasks required by a missile defense system. The Ballistic Missile Defense System uses ...

This Phase I SBIR proposal is submitted to address the needs of researchers needing high power narrow spectral linewidth diode laser pump sources for alkali vapor lasers. Diode-pumped alkali vapor lasers (DPALs) can be most efficiently pumped with spectrally-stabilized laser diode arrays (LDAs) with very narrow linewidths (a few GHz.) This allows DPAL operation at lower pressure as well as incre ...

This Phase I SBIR effort will seek to develop high performance superlattice infrared focal plane array technology by establishing a 4"GaSb substrate manufacturing line based in Texas. Under this program, IntelliEPI proposes to develop 4"GaSb crystal pulling capability based on the vertical gradient freeze method. In addition, a double-side polishing capacity for GaSb up to 4"in diameter will be ...

This Phase I SBIR effort will develop robust and high performance infrared detector technology based on GaSb-based Type II strained-layer superlattices (SLS). The advanced device design will be based on the Naval Research Lab (NRL) W-barrier and Ternary absorber epitaxy materials system. The detector design will focus on the two-color LW/LW for interceptor seeker application. The SLS detector des ...

This Phase I Small Business Innovative Research Program will develop and demonstrate the technology to produce large-scale, high temperature, lightweight composite missile structures for transition to a fielded weapons system where weight minimization and resistance to high temperature exposure is critical. Performance Polymer Solutions Inc."s composite system has the ability to survive in extrem ...

At hypersonic flow conditions, the flow field around reentry vehicles is ionized, resulting in electro-optical emissions, detectable radar cross-sections, and attenuation of signals transmitted through the plasma. Ablative heat shields may further increase the levels of electrons in the plasma around the hardbody and in the wake. We propose to extend an existing high-fidelity computational fluid d ...

We propose to define a dynamically reconfigurable photonics-based system to efficiently collect, down-convert, distribute, and selectively combine the return signals from multiple array elements to a set of digital processors. Electronic signals from the array elements will modulate optical carrier signals. With an appropriate choice of optical carrier signal and photonic architecture, the signals ...

Recent broadband analog photonic link performance improvements have renewed the interest and activity in developing microwave photonics for broadband radio frequency (RF) signal transmission and signal processing. Increased bandwidths and reduced fiber optic link insertion loss/noise figure accompanied by increased dynamic range have created real insertion opportunities of advanced fiber optic sig ...

The needs of the modern battle field are driving ever increasing requirements for the"state of the possible"in system components and subsystems for modern and next generation RF system. In this topic we consider the functionality of a Digital Receiver/Exciter and our ability maintain calibration and coherence over a wide bandwidth and multiple channels. The overall goal of this topic is to deve ...