2008
December 17, 2008
Lockheed Martin Contracts OEwaves to Develop Key Microwave Photonics Technology Components
Lockheed Martin Contracts OEwaves to Develop Key Microwave Photonics Technology Components for U.S. Army Applications.
September 22, 2008
OEwaves Subcontracted to Develop Wideband High Performance Electro-Optic Modulator for Receiver Front End
Company to prototype high finesse and wideband electro-optic micro-resonator modulator in support of University of California at Los Angeles' (UCLA) DARPA contract to develop and demonstrate an All Dielectric Non-Electronic Radio Front End (ADNERF).
September 15, 2008
Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt, U.S. Navy (retired) Joins the Board of Directors at OEwaves
Will offer his unique strategic planning ability and special defense system experience to the Company.
August 21, 2008
OEwaves Awarded Contract to Develop Microwave Photonic Tunable Filters for Agile Receivers
Company received contract to develop and demonstrate widely tunable miniature microwave photonic filters for receiver systems.
July 11, 2008
OEwaves Receives Contract to Develop Optical Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) Receiver for Future Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems
Company to collaborate with ITT to prototype and test multi-function and reduced size, weight, power (SWAP), and cost photonic receiver under a DARPA contract to enhance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and electronic countermeasure (ECM) capabilities in EW systems.
June 16, 2008
OEwaves Introduces Ultra-Low Phase Noise Microwave Opto-Electronic Oscillator Module
Company to offer exceptionally low phase noise opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) in the X-Band in a 4.5 x 5.9 x 0.79 inch package.
May 31, 2008
OEwaves to Develop Low Phase Noise Miniature Opto-Electronic Oscillator for Digital Receiver/Exciter Module
Company to prototype and demonstrate proprietary Whispering Gallery Mode (WGM) micro-resonator based opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) in support of Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) development of Digital Receiver/Exciter module for an antenna array.
May 16, 2008
OEwaves Subcontracted to Develop Low Phase Noise Opto-Electronic Oscillator for Future Radar Exciters
Company to prototype high performance and reduced size, weight, power (SWAP), and cost oscillator in support of Raytheon’s DARPA contract to leverage opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) technology in Radar Exciters.
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2005
DARPA/ARL - "High Performance, Vibration and Shock Tolerant OEO"
Development of a novel opto-electronic oscillator on a fast track for deployment in the first generation of manned ground vehicles in the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS).
Start date: 7-1-05, ongoing
2004
DARPA Seedling - "Novel Low-cost, Highly-Integrated Oscillators Fabricated with CMOS Processing"
Development of a single device which integrates all photonic functionalities (modulation, detection, routing, coupling, and frequency discrimination) for an OEO with low cost target. Start date: 6-28-04, end 6-28-06
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SBIR - "Radar Optimized Opto-Electronic Oscillator for Missile Defense and Multi-function Radars" Development of novel radar optimized opto-electronic oscillator that will generate reference signals in the X-band and at higher frequencies with very low phase noise.
Start date: 8-20-04, ongoing
2003
PA APROPOS - "High Performance, high frequency, optically generated oscillator for radar and communication applications"
Development of several high performance, ultra-low phase noise, precision opto-electronic oscillators as RF-microwave sources that have spectral purity of several orders of magnitude beyond the current state-of the-art.
Start date: 10-1-03, ongoing
2002
DARPA AOSP - "Novel coupling of on-chip optical elements to achieve ultra-high performance optical sources and filters for AOSP"
Development of direct coupling methods between high-Q silica microresonators and on-chip integrated waveguides; develop novel rapidly tunable and multi-pole optical filters.
Start date: 5-20-02, end 8-28-06
California Investment Technology Partnership (CalTIP) - "Ultra-compact signal sources for defense and telecom"
Commercialization support for high-performance oscillators to sell to OEMs for use in radar, satellite communications, fiber optic telecom systems, mobile phone and other microwave communications gear.
Start date: 12-5-02, end 6-30-03
2001
National Institute of Standards & Technology, Advanced Technology Program (NIST ATP) - "High-Performance Microresonators and Oscillators for Broadband Telecommunications and Data Processing"
Development of resonant microsphere technologies for a novel opto-electronic oscillator that generates ultra-low phase noise microwave reference signals from 1-100 gigahertz in a smaller, lighter, more robust, and less costly package than existing high-performance oscillators.
Start date: 10-1-01, end 9-30-03
DARPA SBIR - "A High Performance, Low-Cost Multi-Wavelength Source and other Advanced Components Based on a COEO"
Design, fabrication, test and delivery of a multi-wavelength optical source - called a coupled opto-electronic oscillator (COEO).
Start date: 12-20-01, end 11-28-03
OEwaves was an exhibtor at IMS2009 June 9-11. 
