Air Force Research Laboratory – Sensors Directorate

The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate leads the discovery and development of future capabilities, providing integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); combat identification; and spectrum warfare effects.

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Linear-to-circular polarizer antenna

A polarizer coupled to the antenna includes cascaded waveplates or anisotropic sheets with biaxial permittivity

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Hydrothermal ZnSe crystal production

Heteroepitaxial growth yields zinc selenide crystals of increased size and purity

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Multiport microwave device for compact antenna steering

This key component of phased array antenna systems can fit into space-constrained locations, such as the tail of a UAV

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Smartphone sextant

Alternative to GPS which works with a smartphone and can operate without a visible horizon

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Surface passivation improved IR photodetectors

Reduces or eliminates surface leakage current in infrared detectors

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Fetal heartbeat phantom

Simulates fetal cardiac activity to facilitate training for healthcare professionals on accurate pregnancy determination via ultrasound

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Improved orientation patterned gallium phosphide template for mid-range...

Combines the advantages of two nonlinear materials

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Coherent laser sources radiating in the mid- and...

Organic-inorganic quasi-phase-matching structures for frequency conversion devices

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Simplifying hyperspectral image analysis

Examining hyperspectral data having more than 100 independent wavelength measurements which are collected over a specific, independent series of sampling times