SBIR-STTR Award

In this SBIR Phase I program, Freedom Photonics will investigate the feasibility of developing a high-speed, low-cost, and resilient optical datalink for next-generation space-level read-out integrated circuits (ROIC), supporting the U.S. Air Force mission of global persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) from a satellite constellation. Such an optical datalink will enable the warfighter with near real-time information collection, processing, dissemination, and decision-making capabilities for tactical and strategic threats.

The U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) has identified cryogenic optical fiber data-links for space-based read-out integrated circuits (ROICs) as fundamental to ensuring the warfighter has timely and decision-quality information regarding tactical thre