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Microwave Photonic Systems Inc. – Joshua L. Korson & Richard J. Stewart

The increasing demand for less costly and higher performing commercial-off-the-shelf (cOTs) solutions within military command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (c4isr) applications has elevated Optical Fiber Waveguides (OFW®) to new levels of acceptance and sophistication. The widespread deployment of OFW® throughout the defense c4isr systems infrastructure has been fueled by global demands for expanded coverage, increased bandwidth and data rates, and flexible deployment architectures. The proliferation of OFW® technology can also be attributed due in large part to the declining risks associated with the emergence of a new technology. Whereby, the systems engineers, without risk to jeopardizing mission success, can leverage the size, weight and power (sWaP) improvements within the cOTs marketplace to modernize c4isr architectures across the battlespace. read more ...

High Spur Free Dynamic Range RF Photonic Links allow MIL SATCOM and RF Distribution Networks to Leverage Optical Communication Infrastructure.
Microwave Photonic Systems Inc. – Joshua L. Korson & Richard J. Stewart

RF Photonic links have been the focus of researchers since the early 1980’s, and the advances in performance capabilities have been continually expanded by innovative industry development of academically proven principles and techniques. The initial introduction of RF Photonic technology to the civilian and defense markets provided limited deployment options due in large part to their high costs, limited RF performance envelope, and prohibitive size, weight and power (SWaP) requirements. In addition to these technical limitations, there existed the ever present cultural mindset to resist the adoption of new technologies into front line military platforms.

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Fiber Optic Communications Equipment Provides Backhaul Infrastructure for Critical Satellite Based Continuity of Communications Solutions: IRIDUIM^™, INMARSAT^™, GEO SATCOM
Microwave Photonic Systems Inc. – Joshua L. Korson & Richard J. Stewart

Deployable Systems For Emergency Communications Restoration

The ever present threats from terrorism and natural disasters have brought to the forefront a renewed focus on emergency backup communications strategies and solutions for federal, state, and commercial enterprises. Otherwise known as Continuity Of Communications, organizations worldwide are instituting initiatives to seek and develop the means by which to achieve rapidly deployable and robust systems in support of Infrastructure Security, Disaster Relief and Emergency Preparedness. These initiatives have yielded requirements that have been derived into a solution set of optical fiber communication system technologies which are now being deployed to provide a non-terrestrial based back-up communications capability.

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