June, 2003 Meeting
RF Photonics Programs/Opportunities at DARPA
Dr. Justin Hodiak, SPAWAR
The Optical Society of San Diego is pleased to present
Dr. Justin Hodiak, who will describe on-going work in RF photonics-the
use of light to perform microwave signal processing functions- currently
being performed by Universities, government laboratories and industry
and supported by the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) at DARPA
(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). Of special interest
will be examples of fiber optic and optoelectronic technologies
that leverage strongly off commercial telecommunications and broadband
technologies.
Abstract: With the telecommunications industry
suffering of late, government sponsored research has once again
emerged as a principal way to fund innovative research in the optical
sciences. DARPA MTO has had a long history of providing the vision
for the optoelectronics industry and supporting and pioneering the
most forward looking application areas. The government laboratories,
including SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego, plays a critical role
in supporting DARPA MTO by providing future military requirements
as well as assisting with program definition, execution and management.
The Photonics and RF Technology Branch at SPAWAR is currently involved
with many of the DARPA RF Photonics Programs efforts and has been
providing advanced fiber optic and integrated optic system solutions
to the Navy for over 25 years.
Challenging military requirements have fostered the
development of RF photonic systems for a variety of antenna applications
such as high performance microwave-on-fiber photonic links and optical
domain RF signal processing. For these applications, high-performance
RF photonic subsystem technologies including RF signal distribution
and antenna networking and reconfiguration technologies. Some of
the topic areas that will be covered in this talk include:
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High performance microwave fiber optic links &
components
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Fiber optic link linearization techniques
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Optical signal processors and filters
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High-speed A/D converters
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Chip-Scale wavelength division multiplexing technologies
In discussing these topics, an overview of on-going
DARPA MTO research and development activities in RF Photonics will
be featured. The talk will provide useful information for both the
specialist and non-specialist.
Biography: Dr. Justin Hodiak has been with the
Photonics and RF Technology Branch at SPAWAR since 1999. She received
the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of
California, San Diego in 1999. Her research interests include microwave
fiber optic links with application to optical signal processing and
mixed signal networking. Dr. Hodiak has published and presented numerous
papers related to RF photonics in refereed journals and at technical
conferences. Dr. Hodiak is a key member of the DARPA MTO technical
advisory team for RF photonics technology and provides technical and
program management oversight on many of the DARPA contracts.
