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This STTR Phase II program will create novel devices and system designs, expanding upon the microring resonator based silicon WDM modulator designs and system concepts developed during Phase I. The focus will be on linear transmitters and analog fiberoptic systems, used to transmit and transform analog signals, based on the Linearized - Ring Assisted Mach Zehnder Interferometer (L-RAMZI) modulator ...

The ability to rapidly detect and identify infectious organisms is critical for the accurate diagnosis of seasonal and sporadic outbreaks, emerging pathogens and agents of bioterrorism. Accurate detection requires high quality biological specimens, which

We propose the Phase II development of a revolutionary flight control actuator system for the full range of power from sub-kW to more than 30 kW.The system encompasses the key elements of the actuator, from motor to inverter energy source and control.Its key features include the absence of a gear box, a major increase in its reliability, and its high power density.Its key application is flight con ...

Efficient computational analysis of systems exhibiting complex plasma phenomena, including non-neutral kinetic, fluid behaviors with radiation transport are critical to many DoD missions.Examples of these systems include plasma thrusters, hypersonic vehicles, radiation effects simulations, RF sources, and compact neutron sources. Current simulation tools rely heavily on magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) ...

The overall goal of this SBIR project is to develop, fabricate, and test a fully enzymatic fuel cell capable of continuously producing electrical energy to power an implantable neurostimulator. Neurostimulation technology can dramatically improve the qua

This Small Business Innovation Research project will develop a next-generation plasma design tool using adaptive kinetic and fluid models for modern heterogeneous computing architectures. The new tool will have a) ability to dynamically switch between flu

In recent decades, the state of the art for simulation of the broad range of plasma phenomena, from low temperature plasmas for lighting and materials processing, to the beams and waves, to high energy density plasmas, has advanced significantly. A key ch

Military missions require that the teams of autonomous UAVs to maintain a high degree of coordination to efficiently execute desired missions in environments where mission objectives may be changing in real time and in the presence of pop-up threats, whil

computer vision, robustness, goal-driven autonomy, top-down planning, feedback, value of information, lighting invariance, perspective invariance

The cancellation of non-cooperative interfering sources is of vital interest to military communications that have experienced, and will continue to experience, disruptions through intentional (electronic warfare) and unintentional interference. In the absence of knowledge about the interfering signals, communication systems treat interference and noise equally, and ignore the fact that these two a ...