SA PHOTONICS, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N171-089
SA PHOTONICS, LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $224,984
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- N171-089
- Solicitation
- 2017.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2017-06-01 → 2018-10-05
Description
Point-to-point Free-Space Optical (FSO) communication systems have been demonstrated and are commercially available. FSO systems have many desirable attributes for Navy vessels and aircraft, especially their ability to operate without RF emissions and their immunity to RF interference and jamming. However, to achieve widespread use in naval applications, a more advanced communication network is required, with the ability to simultaneously communicate between multiple ships and aircraft.<br>To address this need, SA Photonics proposes the development of our MultiEye FSO communication system. The MultiEye system utilizes technology and systems developed or being developed on multiple Navy and Air Force programs to provide simultaneous high data rate communication between multiple Navy ships and Aircraft. MultiEye will utilize SA Photonics field proven technology for atmospheric on-the-move FSO systems. MultiEye consists of a multi-beam shipboard FSO terminal as well as individual terminals for aircraft and rotorcraft.