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Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a low-cost packaged laser transmitter capable of Watt-scale output powers and modulation bandwidths with up to 100 GHz.

On-chip high-power and high-bandwidth laser transmitters can be a cost-effective solution to the problem of equipping our distributed national defense network with the hardware needed for secure communications. The large size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) of portable laser communication systems has greatly limited the proliferation of laser communication technologies in the field. To overcome this challenge, Physical Sciences, Inc. (PSI) will develop a packaged high-power, high-bandwidth laser transmitter based on integrated photonics. To achieve this performance at the lowest SWaP-C, PSI’s High-power External-cavity Laser Modulator for Integrated Transmitter (HELMIT) platform will combine an external cavity laser capable of producing Watt-scale output powers with an on-chip electro-optic modulator capable of 100 GHz bandwidths.

For more information contact:

Dr. Joel Hensley
Vice President, Photonics Enterprise
hensley@psicorp.com
Physical Sciences Inc.
Office: (978) 689-0003

Acknowledgement of Sponsorship:  This work is supported under a contract with the United States Space Force. This support does not constitute an express or implied endorsement on the part of the Government.