Optical Transmitter Terminal for Selective RF High Frequency Bans, Year 2

Recent improvements in multiplexing systems and tunable laser semiconductor diodes make the use of Wavelength Division Multiplexing to combine multiple frequency bands possible.

The success of this work will result in a single transmitter terminal unit that can serve multiple RF frequency bands rather than using separate terminals for each frequency. Tangible benefits to NASA include significant reductions in the NASA communication satellite payload power and weight requirements with corresponding significant reductions in costs.

This is early/mid-stage (TRL 3) — the most realistic path in is NASA SBIR/STTR, which funds small businesses and research institutions to develop technology aligned with NASA's needs (equity-free, phased funding). Check whether a current SBIR/STTR solicitation topic overlaps with this project's technology area, or contact the project directly (above) to ask.

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