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The Lumera Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory valued at approximately $2.2 million to fabricate low driving voltage, reliable electro-optic modulators using Lumera's organic polymers.

"Current concepts of phased-array radar and high-performance satellite systems require high-bandwidth, electro-optic modulators with low driving voltages and wide bandwidths," said Dr. Raluca Dinu, vice president, Electro-Optic Business Unit.

RF photonics, in which optical components and optical fiber are used to process and distribute high-speed electrical signals, may provide the high bandwidth, reduced weight and size, and the immunity to electromagnetic interference that are crucial for future high-performance satellites and phased-array radars. Due to the intrinsic dielectric properties of organic polymers and the great diversity of techniques used to design materials at the molecular level, electro-optic polymer devices are well suited to meeting these challenges.

Lumera designs electro-optic components based on proprietary polymer compounds for the telecommunications and computing industries.