TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Multimode Directional Coupler (LEW-TOPS-91)

NASA's Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses . THE TECHNOLOGY: Researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center have patented a novel multimode directional coupler (MDC). This rugged and easily constructed waveguide is used to extract second- or higher-order harmonics, which are generally unused but contain sufficient power to be amplified and transmitted to a receiving station on Earth. Glenn's innovators developed the MDC as a means to extract signal harmonics from a satellite transmitter, with minimum perturbation to a fundamental frequency. The ability of the MDC to allow the fundamental frequency to propagate with negligible power losses makes it a substantial upgrade over the conventional diplexer. Glenn's MDC offers an innovative way to increase the number of terrestrial stations that can receive signals from a single satellite, potentially increasing the return on the investment involved in launching and maintaining satellites. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LEW-TOPS-91 If you have any questions, please contact NASA Glenn's Technology Transfer Office at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA's Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice .