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Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). This program leverages power beaming for near-instantaneous energy transport to enable a resilient, multi-path energy network. It seeks to design and demonstrate effective airborne optical energy relays to allow ground-sourced lasers to be coupled with high-altitude, efficient long-range transmission.
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## General Information View Changes * **Contract Opportunity Type:** Presolicitation (Updated) * **Updated Published Date:** Nov 16, 2022 10:39 pm EST * **Original Published Date:**Oct 21, 2022 03:41 pm EDT * **Updated Response Date:** Dec 22, 2022 05:00 pm EST * **Original Response Date:**Dec 22, 2022 05:00 pm EST * **Inactive Policy:**Manual * **Updated Inactive Date:** Feb 19, 2023 * **Original Inactive Date:**Feb 19, 2023 * **Original Set Aside:** * **Product Service Code:** AC13 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT * 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) * **Place of Performance:** USA ## Description View Changes Amendment 11-16-22: Adds Proposal Question and Answers Amendment 11-03-22: Adds the CUI Guide under attachments.
DARPA envisions the POWER program performers will create novel integrations of optical technologies to create an airborne relay capable of redirection, wavefront correction, and energy harvesting of optical beams.
A final demonstration will use three airborne relay nodes hosted by existing platforms, to transmit energy from a ground source laser up to high altitude for long-range efficiency, and back down to a ground receiver 200 kilometers away. It is envisioned that the platforms will be operating at or around 60,000 feet to minimize atmospheric losses and enhance relay survivability.
Efficient and precise redirection is necessary to avoid platform thermal challenges and to ensure the relayed beam effectively illuminates the desired target. To account for degradation of beam quality as the beam transits atmospheric disturbances, the relay must be able to correct the optical wavefront as needed to achieve system efficiency goals.
Finally, the relays must be able to selectively harvest energy from the optical beam to provide on-board auxiliary power and thereby demonstrate necessary characteristics for future indefinitely persistent relay platforms. Proposals that leverage existing and emerging optical technologies in a novel way to achieve program goals in an effective low size, weight, power, and cost package are encouraged.
## Contact Information View Changes ### Contracting Office Address * 675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET * ARLINGTON , VA 222032114 ### Primary Point of Contact * HR001123S0004@darpa.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Likely open to a broad range of performers including universities, non-profits, and commercial organizations, given typical DARPA program eligibility. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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