RF Architectures Applying Photonic Timing and Routing (RAAPTR)

Classification and identifiers

Industry (NAICS)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

Product or service (PSC)

National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research (AC12)

Solicitation number

DARPA-PS-26-126

Contracting office

DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY

About this opportunity

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals to develop radiofrequency (RF) system architectures that employ and maintain optical timing precision in form factors and ruggedness traceable to compact mobile land, air, and space-based defense platforms. Proposals to the Radiofrequency (RF) Architectures Applying Photonic Timing and Routing (RAAPTR) program should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in vibration-hardened, ultra-low phase noise photonic oscillators; vibration-hardened, low phase noise ancillary analog and mixed-signal components; and high-performance analog and digital subsystem architectures that apply RAAPTR components to defense-relevant use cases and mission capabilities. Specifically excluded is ...