TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Lightweight, Self-Deployable Helical Antenna (MFS-TOPS-113)

NASA's Technology Transfer Program is seeking companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market a newly developed lightweight, self-deployable helical antenna. The antenna is designed for small spacecraft and offers high data rate communications with low mass and volume. Key features of the antenna include its self-deployable design, low stowage thickness, and high gain performance. The antenna may find application in SmallSat communications, deep space, and LEO. • The antenna is lightweight, with a mass of 2 grams or less. • The antenna has a low volume, with a size of 1.2 cm3 or less. • The antenna has a low stowage thickness, approximately 0.7 mm. • The antenna offers high performance, with a gain of 10 dBi or higher. • The antenna can be integrated into thin-film solar arrays or other large deployable structures. • Prototypes of the antenna have been fabricated in S-band, X-band, and Ka-band, all of which exhibited high performance.