DARPA Wants Ideas To Miniaturize Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers

DARPA wants to shrink optical aperture receivers.
Credit: Wingtra
DARPA has announced its Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers (SOAR) program, an effort to identify promising new approaches to optical beam steering in miniature form for use in laser communications or LiDAR. The research outfit wants to eliminate mechanical steering of optical aperture receivers...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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