High Performance, Versatile Iodine Platform-Enabled Reference (VIPER+)
Abstract
This project integrated two molecular iodine clocks for demonstration and immediate deployment in DoD platforms that require precise timing and synchronization in GPS-denied environments. The VIPER+ iodine technology provides superior performance to currently available optical clocks in the same class with reduced SWaP-C resulting from a simplified architecture. The high-performance VIPER+ prototype architecture will support ground-based pseudo-satellites for positioning, coherent radar/LiDAR, electronic warfare (EW), and electronic intelligence in a package compatible with covert operations. Using FY 2018 funding, VIPER+ designed a new optical clock physics package and conducted laboratory testing. Partner funding will support additional system integration in FY 2020 before transitioning for test and validation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- b48900e968382125d7302fcd87e6cd44