| Sol No.: |
Navy STTR FY2012.A |
| Topic No.: |
N12A-T005 |
| Topic Title: |
High-Speed Electronically Tunable Fiber Optic Wavelength Filter |
| Proposal No.: |
N12A-005-0116 |
| Firm: |
Gener8, Inc
535 Del Rey Ave.
Sunnyvale, California 94085-3514 |
| Contact: |
William Bischel |
| Phone: |
(650) 940-9898 |
| Web Site: |
www.gener8.net |
| Abstract: |
Gener8, Columbia University and Lockheed Martin will team to develop a high-speed electronically tunable wavelength filter. Columbia University has developed a method of fabricating thin-films of lithium-niobate called Crystal Ion Slicing (CIS). These thin films enable new electro-optical devices to be designed with order-of-magnitude improvements in electro-optical performance. Two design concpets for a new high-speed tunable filter will be evaluated during Phase I project. |
| Benefits: |
The CIS technique for creating thin-film lithium niobate enables new devices to be designed for this well developed EO material system. We anticipate that the successful completion of the R&D will demonstrate that the CIS is a commercially viable process that can be applied to the design of new EO active waveguide devices. |