SBIR Phase II: Microsphere-Based Optical Spectrum Analyzer

Information

• NSF Award
• 0091557

Owner

• Nomadics, Inc.

• Award Id

  0091557

• Award Effective Date

  4/15/2001 - 23 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2004 - 20 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 628,958.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will build upon the exciting results of Phase I, which demonstrated that whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonances of a microsphere can be tuned over a significant range by sweeping the microsphere's temperature. It is intended to employ this effect to produce a temperature-tunable optical filter suitable for development of a next-generation optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) for remotely monitoring dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) networks. Such a device will greatly benefit the telecommunications industry by providing a means of embedded real-time monitoring of system operation and signal quality. This capability has the potential to virtually eliminate costly system failures. The plan for reaching the project goal is to develop a first-generation prototype and use this prototype to demonstrate the expected capabilities of a next-generation OSA. <br/><br/>The initial application for the technology is as an embedded test and monitoring system for telecommunications fiber networks. The major customers are optical network installers and service providers.

• Program Officer

  Muralidharan S. Nair

• Min Amd Letter Date

  4/9/2001 - 23 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  4/13/2004 - 20 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  NOMADICS, INC

• City

  STILLWATER

• State

  OK

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1024 S INNOVATION WAY

• Postal Code

  740744150

• Phone Number

  4053729535

• First Name

  Joel

• Last Name

  Roark

• Email Address

  jroark@nomadics.com

• Start Date

  4/9/2001 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Materials Research

• Code

  106000

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000