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ABSTRACT:In the past several years, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has emerged from the research environment into initial applications in a wide variety of fields. Before SHM systems can be implemented in an operational environment, there is a need for new methods and procedures to compensate for uncertainty in SHM systems arising from a variety of reasons, including component geometry, loadin ...

ABSTRACT:FOMS Inc. proposes to develop revolutionary High Power Robust Optical Deflector (HIPROD) to address the capability gap in non-mechanical beam steering for coherent Synthetic Aperture LADAR (SAL) for the needs of the Air Force. The design is based on a stack of novel optical switching elements with industry proven reliability for aerospace applications and capability of high power handling ...

ABSTRACT:To take advantage of different properties of electronic material systems, hybrid circuits have been previously developed for some applications, such as high frequency DC-DC convertors and high power amplifiers. There are further advantages in monolithic integration of different material systems, including improved device performance and reliability, and reduced size and weight, which are ...

ABSTRACT:We propose to develop a Ka-Band SSPA with greater than 70W Linear-Efficient power using innovations across multiple levels of SSPA system hierarchy. We propose to use a custom Ka-Band Gallium Nitride MMIC Power Amplifier using transistor-level improvements, a custom linearizer to enable maximum power output and compliance with 12/4 QAM and QPSK modulations, spatial power combining for low ...

ABSTRACT:QuinStar Technology proposes to develop a high-efficiency, linear, solid-state power amplifier (SSPA), operating at Ka-band frequencies, for low-cost ground terminals. The key performance goals are an output power of 70 W with an associated PAE of 35%, while operating with complex modulation. These goals will be achieved by employing three major innovations. First, we are employing state- ...

ABSTRACT:High-power, compact, low noise, high stability, narrow-linewidth lasers are needed for coherent LADAR systems including synthetic aperture imaging, remote vibrometry, holographic imaging as well as radar, navigation, and timing. Since LADARs are usually used on moving platforms, the insensitivity of the laser to vibration and acceleration is extremely important. In addition, there is a ne ...

ABSTRACT:AOSense proposes to design a compact, high-stability master oscillator for long-range coherent laser radar applications. The proposed device is capable of operating in a highly dynamic flight environment consistent with a jet aircraft pod, while maintaining a linewidth of

ABSTRACT:We propose to develop an Ultra- stable narrow-linewdith laser at the 2 micron atmospheric window range. The laser is based on our "Virtual Ring" and slow light laser technologies. That currently define the state of the art in ultra stable and low noise laser oscillators.BENEFIT:This research will extend the benefits of our laser technology to the important short wave IR atmospheric window ...

ABSTRACT:To meet the Air Force need for a high-quality, high-efficiency, robust diffractive Optical Elements (DOEs) that can be used in VECSEL cavities in place of external bulk mirrors, Luminit, LLC, proposes to develop a novel Computer Generated Hologram (CGH) based Improved VECSEL Cavity (CIVC) based on Luminits cascaded computer designed diffractive elements, a new concept that has already bee ...

ABSTRACT:Validation of Mission capability of LFFPAs in the complex Space radiation environment requires both focused e/p test procedures guided by comprehensive high fidelity simulations of particle interactions at the atomic level within the FPA structure. Monoenergetic (combined) e/p beams can be used to verify the physics interaction models, which then can be driven by the actual radiation envi ...