Official websites use .mil
Secure .mil websites use HTTPS
AF SBIR/STTR
A Massachusetts-based small business may help pave the way for futuristic high-speed communication between satellites and service members in the field.
With the backing of an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award, Physical Sciences Inc. developed an optical receiver platform for use in satellite-based, high-speed communications systems. Its compact size, low weight and low-power consumption are key features that may eventually simplify deployment of space-based communications systems.
This advancement is directly applicable to military space communications systems in the planning stages and could also enable cost-effective commercial space-based communications links envisioned as a supplement to long-haul fiber optic communication links.
Smart and Fast: New Tech Speeds HCF Qualification of New Materials
Fast High Resolution, High Contrast Microfocus X-ray Computed Tomography Reconstruction Algorithms for ICBM Components
High-Value Experiential Training & Education Rapid Process/Model Prototype
A Shared Reasoning Environment for the Acquisition Life Cycle
Lasers Enable the Latest in High-Resolution 3D Image Sensors
SoluStat – The Next Generation Diagnostic for Aerospace Chemical Stripping Solutions
Innovative All-fiber Components Improve High Power Fiber Laser Systems for DoD
Robots Aiding the Raptor to Fly to Combat Readiness Faster
Rapid, Local Characterization of the Fatigue Growth Crack Behavior
HARRIER System Rapidly And Inexpensively Fills Space Surveillance Network Gaps