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Improved High-Rejection Filters and MEMS-Enabled Smart Reconfigurable Antennas, Phase I
Completed
Description
Proposed work envisions development of high-rejection filters and smart reconfigurable antennas using MEMS switches. Adaptive feature of the proposed antenna provides higher S/N ratio and extends range for surface-to-surface communications. Tunable high-rejection filters lend themselves easily to software defined radios.
Details
| Technology area | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems > Radio Frequency > Innovative Antennas |
| Program | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR) |
| Lead organization | Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX |
| Start date | 2008-02-06 |
| End date | 2009-02-05 |
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