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CONFORMAL OPTICAL FOCUSING ELEMENTS FOR LASER COMMUMICATION

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9640
Amount: $75,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1885 Lundy Ave
San Jose, CA 95131
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 J J Pan
 (408) 432-6300
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS AND SPACECRAFT MULTI-ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRE HIGH GAIN, CONFORMAL, WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW (FOV) RECEIVING OPTION WITHOUT BULKY TELESCOPE. E-TEK WILL INVESTIGATE, DESIGN AND COMPARE THREE SOUND APPROACHES: A. CURVED BELT OR DOME OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY USING WAVEFRONT SENSING AND OPTICAL PHASE SHIFTERS; B. CURVED PHASED ARRAY USING ELECTRONIC PROCESSING, AND C. HOLOGRAPHIC FOCUSING ELEMENTS. THE BELT OR DOME ARRAY PROVIDES NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES AND MORE THAN 180 FOV. ONE OR TWO OPTICAL APPROACHES WILL BE SELECTED FOR PHASE II HARDWARE FABRICATION, EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION.

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