Development and Testing of Electronics and Fiber-optic Components
UD's Intelligent Optics Lab focuses on controllable and adaptive optical systems and optical wave propagation through the atmosphere.
- Fiber-array systems for directed energy and laser additive manufacturing
- Adaptive optics and beam control: Hardware, software, integration
- Atmospheric effects: Sensing, mitigation and exploitation
- Adaptive beam projection and power beaming systems
- Numerical analysis of atmospheric optics systems
- Adaptive free-space laser communication systems
Our research is supported through a 7-km atmospheric optics testbed with continuously operating sensors for measurement of atmospheric turbulence strength and meteorological data.
The lab's research and development team specializes in the development of intelligent optics laser and sensing systems with improved performance in harsh operating conditions. We work through Optonicus to provide an efficient transition of Department of Defense technology to industry. The use of the lab facility offers roughly 5,000 square feet of space in five optical and supporting labs for electronics and fiber-optic component development and testing.
Research and Technology
Optonicus has well-established expertise and provides unique technical solutions in the following areas of development:
- Fiber-array systems for directed energy and laser additive manufacturing
- Adaptive optics and beam control: Hardware, software, integration
- Atmospheric effects: Sensing, mitigation and exploitation
- Adaptive beam projection and power beaming systems
- Numerical analysis of atmospheric optics systems
- Adaptive free-space laser communication systems
Our Collaborators
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Army Research Laboratory
- The Boeing Company
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Department of Defense - Missile Defense Agency
- Department of Defense
- High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office
- Naval Air Systems Command
- Naval Air Weapons System
- Northrop Grumman
- Office of Naval Research - Science & Technology
- U.S. Army Communications - Electronics Research, Development & Engineering Center
