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In this program, Freedom Photonics and its research partner institution will demonstrate an analog optical link using novel record performance laser, modulator and photodiode technology. Preliminary designs for a miniature, deployable implementation will be conducted as well in Phase I.

In this program, we propose to adapt a new, high-performance integration platform for RF photonics to operation at 1um, and to realize integrated optical transmitters that meet the requirements of the program.

NAVY seeks high strength, low density, and high corrosion resistant alloys for structural components which can be processed by additive manufacturing (AM). Magnesium (Mg) alloys are candidates for fuel-efficiency applications, especially the aircrafts. They satisfy density, strength, and stiffness for many designs. However, their low corrosion resistance cannot ensure design lifetimes.  This limi ...

Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) are one of the most versatile sources of radiation in the mid-infrared range and have found applications in a variety of fields. Despite their widespread adoption, one of the main hurdles holding QCLs back from large volume manufacturing is the large cost of ownership. While QCLs, like most semiconductor devices based on III-V compounds, can leverage the economies of ...

Modern and next generation military aircraft face increasing challenges as thermal demands grow while available heat sinks reduce. Legacy platforms upgraded with advanced electrical systems are also encountering similar thermal constraints. Modeling and simulation (M&S) tools provide a cost-effective solution to the design, analysis, and optimization of growing thermal management challenges, but t ...

HySonic Technologies, founded by Dr. Carlo Scalo, addresses this call by combining its capabilities in design of acoustically absorptive high-temperature materials with Dr. Carson Slabaugh’s (Purdue University) well-established expertise in designing and testing of Rotating Detonation Combustors (RDC) at various scales. HySonic’s history in the design of acoustically absorptive material relies ...

Decompression sickness (DCS) can occur during rapid pressure changes such as when a diver ascends rapidly or during high altitude flights. Rapid decompression can causes gases dissolved in body fluids and tissues to come out of solution and form bubbles. The symptoms of DCS include painful joints, neurological dysfunction, dermal effects, and cardiopulmonary collapse. Currently, divers rely on dec ...

In order to facilitate collaborative decision-making during modern surface warfare situations, locally learned knowledge among sailors and warfighters must be shared effectively in a timely manner. Current Naval approaches for collecting and sharing knowledge are inefficient and inflexible, as new contents are examined over extended timelines with no ability to dynamically update the knowledge bas ...

Vescent Photonics, LLC, (Vescent) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT-LL) propose to develop a low-noise, field-deployable vector magnetometer based on the dispersive cavity readout (DCR) of nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond.  Solid-state quantum systems based on NV-diamond centers have many intrinsic properties that make them well-suited as stable, sensitive platfor ...

Both acoustic and electromagnetic waves exert forces of radiation on targets in their path of propagation. The radiation force (pressure) results from the change in wave momentum due to scattering by the target, averaged over one period of oscillation.  Modulated radiation pressure (MRP) utilizes the acoustic radiation force by using a double-sided suppressed carrier modulated (DSB-SCM) incident ...