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High frequency (HF) direction-finding (DF) system based on an array of high-Tc superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs)
Award last edited on: 4/21/2014

Sponsored Program
STTR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$850,000
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF10-BT40
Principal Investigator
Stuart T Berkowitz

Company Information

Out Of The Fog Research LLC

565 Clyde Avenue Suite 620
Mountain View, CA 94043

Research Institution

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Phase I

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Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2012
Phase I Amount
$100,000
In Phase I, we will analyze and design a physically small superconducting antenna for HF DF. We will develop a set of target antenna specifications. We will model and simulate a superconducting antenna for this application, including control electronics. We will complete an array design and device fabrication. We will measure noise properties of high-Tc ion-damage junction SQUID arrays. We will gather enough information to estimate the technical risk. We will then have all of the building blocks to fabricate and test arrays in Phase II, so that the scaling behavior can be investigated.

Benefit:
Military Application: Microwave Communication Systems for ISR. Commercial Application: Magnetometer technology, such as satellite communications and biomagnetic detectors for magnetocardiography (MCG)

Keywords:
Squid, Df-Antena, Direction-Finding-System

Phase II

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Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2013
Phase II Amount
$750,000
In Phase II, we will fabricate a SQUID array antenna. We will develop cryopackaging and control electronics for these devices. We integrate the device onto a cryocooler and build a laboratory prototype. We will then have all of the building blocks to build a fieldable prototype in Phase III.

Benefit:
Military Application: Microwave Communication Systems for ISR. Commercial Application: Magnetometer technology, such as satellite communications and biomagnetic detectors for magnetocardiography (MCG).

Keywords:
SQUID, DF-antena, direction-finding-system