NASA SBIR 2019-I Solicitation

Proposal Summary

PROPOSAL NUMBER:
 19-1- S1.09-4431
SUBTOPIC TITLE:
 Cryogenic Systems for Sensors and Detectors
PROPOSAL TITLE:
 Cryogenic Microphotonic Accelerometer
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN (Firm Name, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)
OEwaves, Inc.
465 North Halstead Street, Suite #140
Pasadena, CA 91107- 6016
(626) 351-4200

Principal Investigator (Name, E-mail, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)

Name:
Andrey Matsko
E-mail:
andrey.matsko@oewaves.com
Address:
465 North Halstead Street, Suite #140 Pasadena, CA 91107 - 6016
Phone:
(626) 351-4200

Business Official (Name, E-mail, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)

Name:
Debra Coler
E-mail:
debra.coler@oewaves.com
Address:
465 North Halstead Street, Suite #140 Pasadena, CA 91107 - 6016
Phone:
(626) 351-4200
Estimated Technology Readiness Level (TRL) :
Begin: 2
End: 4
Technical Abstract (Limit 2000 characters, approximately 200 words)

Accelerometers, which are required for vibration cancellation, that can operate in extreme conditions, especially in the high radiation environments around Jupiter's moons are currently not available.

The innovative claims for the proposed effort are as follows:

  • Cryogenic operation enabled;
  • Magnetic field tolerant;
  • A shock and vibration immune high sensitivity opto-electronic platform will be demonstrated and packaged for the first time;
  • The sensitivity as well as the bias drift of the accelerometer will be two orders of magnitude higher than existing MEMS devices; the high sensitivity of the device will be compensated by its large dynamic range to ensure vibration and shock survivability;
  • The power consumption of the assembled device will be less than a quarter of a Watt;
  • Has a clear path to  radiation hardening.

The team will determine the viability of the opto-electro-mechanical technology and its applicability to acceleration sensing at low temperatures.  The underpinning of Phase I of  this effort is the development of a high-Q optically driven MEMS resonator as well as auxiliary optics and electronics allowing compact packaging of the device. An early demonstration of this capability will be made and a clear improvement path will be developed to further improve the performance. 

Potential NASA Applications (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words)

The proposal is related to section "S1.09 Cryogenic Systems for Sensors and Detectors" of the call and is significant for solving the challenge of creation of a cryogenic accelerometer that can operate at 150 K, withstand a 0.01 Tesla magnetic field and are radiation hard to 2-5 megarads.

Potential Non-NASA Applications (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words)

OEwaves’ commercialization strategy for the highest accuracy and smallest CMOS-compatible optomechanical accelerometer proposed includes sales to DoD as well as commercial inertial navigation system (INS) applications suitable for land, airborne (particularly UAVs), and naval platforms.

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