RE: RE: RE: New Milestones! I've been taking a quick look around for some info about this RF (radio frequency) operation MS and the most likely reason for undertaking this MS is to satisfy the product requirements for NASA. Heres a bit I found from a previous NR:
https://www.marketwire.com/press-release/odis-continues-work-with-nasa-phase-ii-development-contract-tsx-venture-opl-1650795.htm
"Next generation sensors in space require both optical sensing in the 1.0 - 1.5um waveband and mmw sensing at 35GHz. Normally, separate emitting apertures are required for the optical and RF functions. ODIS will develop the Planar OptoElectronic Technology ("POET") to combine the RF and optical transmit beams for phased array sensors into a single monolithic circuit, with each circuit providing a pixel of the RF array. When multiple circuits are produced on a single wafer, a phased array sensor is realized monolithically. POET will also enable on-chip electronic control of both RF and optical beam steering angles by using differential group delay produced with integrated optical resonators. With the large number of such spacecraft sensors deployed in extended missions, a huge advantage is gained by the elimination of weight and power along with improvements in reliability. The combining of two sensors into the same aperture achieves all of these goals."
Perhaps they need to add a MS to continue the NASA funding through the SBIR program. The addition of this MS in addition to Sandy could account for the delays in the other MS.
What we really need is a big brother in the industry to support ODIS so that the money we raise does not get us sidetracked. The laser should be enough to get this done.