Mission Areas
Current Work
Over the last 56 years, Lincoln Laboratory has expanded its research areas to meet emerging national security needs. The following list illustrates the broad range of fields in which the Laboratory is currently working.
Sensors and Information Extraction
Adaptive array processing
Advanced RF technology
Advanced radar development
Advanced visible and sensor concepts
Analog signal processing
Bioagent identifiers
Biological trigger sensors
Critical Measurements and Countermeasures
Deep-space surveillance
Electro-optical and infrared sensing
Environmental monitoring
Ground-based sensors
High-performance embedded computing
Integrated sensing and decision support
Laser radar applications
Multisensor integration
Open system architecture
Optical sensors
Phased array radar
Polymorphous computing architectures
Satellite tracking
Space-object identification
Surface moving-target indicators
Superresolution technology
Three-dimensional LADAR algorithms
Ultrasensitive chemical-agent detectors
Ultrawideband technology
Communications
Airborne communications networks
Communications signal processing
architectures
Heterogeneous IP networks
Laser communications
Mobile networking protocols
Net-centric communications
Network security
Optical communications
Satellite communications on the move
Speech and language processing
Transformational satellite communications
Advanced Electronics
Advanced solid-state devices
Advanced imaging
Electro-optical devices
High-performance photodetector arrays
Immersion lithography
Microelectronics
Microelectromechanical switches
Nanometer-scale fabrication
Quantum electronics
Semiconductor lasers
Superconductive electronics
Three-dimensional integrated circuits
Yb laser technology