SpaceQualifiedSubmillimeter Radiometer

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Space-Qualified-Submillimeter Radiometer
Small Business Innovation Research
Millitech LLC
South Deerfield, MA

• INNOVATION
• First-of-its-kind instrument represents
  significant development of submillimeter receiver
  technology
• ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Developed a 560 GHz radiometer with a solid state
  phase-locked gunn diode oscillator, single side
  band filter, 3 times frequency multiplier, 2
  times harmonic signal mixer
• COMMERCIALIZATION
• Sales attributable to this work have reached 2
  million with additional indirect sales of 5 to
  10 million
• System components (oscillators, doublers, etc.)
  have been sold world wide
• Remote sensing studies of atmospheric molecules
  including ozone monitoring and the effects of
  fluorine monoxide on the ozone layer

Submillimeter Radiometer for SWAS Mission

• GOVERNMENT/ SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• Produced submillimeter wave receiver for Goddard
  SWAS mission under a 5 million contract.
  Instrument will investigate composition of
  interstellar galactic clouds
• JPL used instrument for atmospheric observations
  from the research aircraft KAO (C-141)
• Receiver for microwave limb sounder flown on
  balloons for atmospheric observations

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NAS7-996 NASA/JPL Contact - William J.
Wilson Company Contact - Richard Chester
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