Space Micro Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: ABSTRACT: Space Micro has developed unique and critically important technologies that sol

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ABSTRACT: Space Micro has developed unique and critically important technologies that solve all of these issues simultaneously, when combined with other industry standard satellite design practices can provide a reprogrammable, radiation hardened, satellite grade Common Data Link (CDL) transponder. This platform, which we call the & #956;CDL-SDR (CDL-software defined radio transponder) can be used as a multi-band, multi-waveform transponder that is capable of receiving CDL communications waveforms from multiple UAVs (or ground users) simultaneously. The & #956;CDL-SDR will be capable of supporting 2 Gbps total communication link data rate capacity at Ka-band frequencies using a BPSK, OQPSK and 8PSK spread spectrum waveforms. Additionally, the & #956;CDL-SDR will be capable of supporting S-, X- and Ka-band operating frequencies with multiple antenna ports for multiple UAV communication links. BENEFIT: A family of DOD and commercial products will evolve from this SBIR technology: Reconfigurable digital and analog modules combined to produce lightweight software defined radios spanning HF through S band and beyond. DOD applications which are growing due to recent conflicts and increased stress in RF data links, is the electronic warfare (EW) marketplace and also C4ISR applications focused primarily on DOD software defined radios (e.g. JTRS, AMF, etc), Homeland Defense initiatives. The very high linearity and"combing"of undesired interference energy provides the needed enhancements to permit such systems to operate in more hostile environments. Pursuit into portable and power conscious applications will be considered an adjacent marketplace includes the Cluster 5 and Manpack versions of JTRS. Commercially, the wireless infrastructure market is an additional excellent opportunity not limited to any one of the following and serving multiple bands (WCDMA, GSM/EDGE, CDMA2000, WiMax, WiFi, etc). The technologies incorporated in this proposal offer advantages that are immediately transferable not network or modulation type dependent. Our business strategy is to make all of these products available as high reliability components, sold against a commercial datasheet. Interest in any commercial or military marketplace will then be addressed and fine tuned for cost or performance requirements.