MultiEye™ is a cost-saving and performance-improving free space optical (FSO) communication system being developed for ONR. It features faster, more secure communications with increased bandwidth, low probability of detection and low probability of interception. The device provides simultaneous high data rate communication between multiple Navy ships and aircraft. MultiEye™ utilizes SA Photonics’ field proven technology for atmospheric on-the-move FSO systems, and consists of a multi-beam shipboard FSO terminal as well as individual terminals for aircraft and rotorcraft. The company, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions its own small-scale production as well as teaming with well-known primes, as it has on past product developments.
The Modulated Underwater Laser Imaging System (MULIS) provides an improved method for observing mines through turbid water. The device creates images at a further distance and with better resolution, so that the mines may not only be detected but imaged and identified. MULIS is built on SA Photonics’ proven Modulated Imaging Lidar Optical Source (MILOS) laser source, and will be mounted on an autonomous underwater vehicle. The company, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions its own small-scale production as well as teaming with well-known primes, as it has on past product developments.
SA Photonics is pleased to propose LightCables, a ruggedized terminal addressing the needs of both legacy (copper) and modern (copper/fiber) shipboard cabling systems. LightCables is built on the core technology of Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM). Multiple analog or digital electrical signals are modulated onto different optical carriers and combined onto a single lightweight fiber-optic cable pair. LightCables can hence provide dramatic communication capacity on a single fiber-optic cable pair, dramatically reducing the amount of shipboard copper cabling. This system can be integrated into existing platforms, allowing the incorporation of more sensors, tactical displays and consoles. SA Photonics, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions teaming with well-known primes, as it has on past product developments.
SA Photonics’ Wideband Agile Threat Sensor (WATS) addresses the Navy’s need for an affordable and compact High-Power Radio Frequency / High-Power Microwave (HPRF/HPM) attack warning technology that detects, characterizes and precisely geo-locates HPRF threats while being fully immune to HPRFs. WATS consists of multiple completely passive HPM probes connected by fiber optic cables to an electronic processing system, designed for UAVs and other aircraft and surface vessels. Furthermore, WATS’s tolerance of extremely high electromagnetic amplitudes enables the system to survive repeated exposure to attack without losing sensitivity. SA Photonics, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions in-house product manufacturing, as it has on past product developments.
SkyLight™ is a cost-saving and performance-improving free space optical (FSO) communication system being developed for PEO Space. It has extremely low size, weight and power (SWaP) to allow its use on nanosatellites, namely the CubeSat platform. The device allows small (3U) satellites to communicate with the ground via infrared FSO techniques. SkyLight™ operates with high data speeds at high altitudes (LEO) through varying weather, allowing for significantly enhanced global communications. The company, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions its own small-scale production as well as teaming with well-known primes, as it has on past product developments.
SA Photonics is pleased to propose the SOCRATES™ free space optical communication and sensing system featuring the Photonic Optical Multicast Mast Unit (POMMU) to satisfy the Navy’s requirements for a secure point-to-multi-point optical sensing and communications architecture to enhance tactical and strategic awareness in multiple high-threat, congested environments. SOCRATES™ technology enables 360-degree multicast capability of high bandwidth communication, in addition to threat search and tracking capability. SA Photonics will optimize its field-proven atmospheric FSO technologies coupled with new component capability from partner NCSU to develop a low cost, multicast operation in the marine environment. SA Photonics, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions teaming with well-known primes to demonstrate, validate and integrate the technology.
The Optical RF Memory (ORFM) system, an upgrade for current DRFM systems, significantly enhances the Navy’s ability to thwart adversarial radar systems. ORFM uses optical computing to implement advanced high-speed digital signal processing that provides improved spectral purity and extremely wide instantaneous frequency bandwidth response with an unlimited number of simultaneous false target outputs. It is suitable for current and emerging ultra-wideband radar systems, thereby increasing current and future effectiveness. ORFM is a fully integrated fiber optic-based system; has low size, weight and power (SWaP); and utilizes only COTS optical and RF parts. SA Photonics, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions teaming with well-known primes, as it has on past product developments.
SA Photonics has developed a concept for our Multiple Optical Beam Landing System (MOBLS™) to provide autonomous landing of aircraft in RF-denied environments. MOBLS™ utilizes multiple, redundant methods to determine the real-time location and bearing of the aircraft relative to the carrier-based landing strip. By having built in redundant modalities, MOBLS™ provides highly reliable landing information. MOBLS™ is entirely based on optical signals, providing landing operation and high data rate communications between the aircraft and carrier in RF- and GPS-denied environments. MOBLS™ also operates entirely without operator intervention. Our goal is to transition this technology via well-known primes into military fleets.
SkyLight is a cost-saving and performance-improving free space optical (FSO) communication system being developed for PEO Space. It has extremely low size, weight and power (SWaP) to allow its use on nanosatellites, namely the CubeSat platform. The device allows small (3U) satellites to communicate with the ground via infrared FSO techniques. SkyLight operates with high data speeds at high altitudes (LEO) through varying weather, allowing for significantly enhanced global communications. The company, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions its own small-scale production as well as teaming with well-known primes, as it has on past product developments.
The Optical RF Memory (ORFM) system, an upgrade for current DRFM systems, significantly enhances the Navy’s ability to thwart adversarial radar systems. ORFM uses optical computing to implement advanced high-speed digital signal processing that provides improved spectral purity and extremely wide instantaneous frequency bandwidth response with an unlimited number of simultaneous false target outputs. It is suitable for current and emerging ultra-wideband radar systems, thereby increasing current and future effectiveness. ORFM is a fully integrated fiber optic-based system; has low size, weight and power (SWaP); and utilizes only COTS optical and RF parts. The company, which specializes in the development of advanced photonics systems to solve demanding problems for military and commercial customers, envisions teaming with well-known primes, as it has on past product developments.
