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CHEMICAL PHYSICS

The Chemical Physics Laboratory possesses exceptional technical strengths in the areas of advanced materials and structures, innovative materials-related processes, exploratory devices, and modeling. We apply these strengths in five principal project areas and implement our special capabilities throughout the Research Laboratories and Hughes Electronics (HE).

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

The Information Sciences Laboratory conducts research in several advanced information technology fields. While software is the main component of this work, we also have activities in advanced digital processing hardware and in optical processing. Our software research spans intelligent processing, human-systems interfaces, advanced information access and integration, sensor and signal processing, and advanced methods and tools for system and software engineering. We work closely with our technical colleagues from the Company business units, sharing our state-of-the-art facilities. The result is ongoing alignment of our research activities with the current and future business of the Company.

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MICROELECTRONICS

The Microelectronics Laboratory mission is to develop and insert advanced microwave/millimeter wave device and IC technologies into Hughes Electronics (HE) systems. Our objective is to provide technology that gives HE a competitive edge in winning, performing, and maintaining microwave systems programs. The Laboratory staff is a vertically integrated team of experts in growth and diagnostics of new semiconductor materials systems, development of microelectronic process techniques, design of advanced device structures, modeling, circuit design, analysis, and evaluation- all focused on delivering high performance digital, analog, linear, RF, opto-electronic and mixed-mode circuits for the next generation of microwave, millimeter wave, commercial wireless, and photonic systems. The Laboratory is equipped to design, analyze, fabricate and evaluate device technologies in order to assess and select the most competitive approach for HE systems.

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OPTICAL PHYSICS

Hughes Research Labs was already an established leader in photonics research when the world's first operating laser was produced here in May, 1960. While our work in solid-state lasers continues, now directed toward materials processing applications, photonics research at the Labs has expanded to include fiberoptical connected systems, optoelectronics, computational electromagnetics, and nonlinear materials and devices. Current research in these areas will allow Hughes to maintain its position as a world leader in photonics. We're making exciting breakthroughs in optically controlled phased array radars, high-bandwidth microwave links, fabrication of nanometric quantum confined structures, fiber optic sensors, red/green/ blue lasers for displays, laser radar, radar cross-section calculations, antenna design optimization, and nonlinear devices and switches for protection of sensitive focal plane arrays and automated manufacturing operations.

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PLASMA PHYSICS

The Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPL) exploits the physics of electrical discharges in gases to develop new devices in such varied fields as spacecraft propulsion, environmental remediation, power technology, microwave generation, and high-power electrical switches. In addition, this laboratory is pursuing several projects that relate to industrial applications; these include plasma processing of tools and dies to increase lifetime, and development of advanced flywheel-energy-storage systems for both automotive and military applications.

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