IN THIS PROJECT, OEWAVES INC. AND GEORGIA TECH TEAM PROPOSE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP A UNIQUE RF PHOTONIC RECEIVER FRONT-END ENABLING MICROWAVE SIGNAL PROCESSING AT A HETEROGENEOUSLY INTEGRATED PHOTONIC PLATFORM. IN PARTICULAR, WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR PHOTONIC MICROWAVE FILTERS BASED ON THE NEW ADVANCES IN SI-BASED INTEGRATED PHOTONICS. WE WILL EXPLOIT THE EXPERTISE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE EXTENSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SILICON (SI) AND SILICON NITRIDE (SIN) INTEGRATED PHOTONIC STRUCTURES (GEORGIA TECH) AND THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANALOG PHOTONIC SYSTEMS (OEWAVES INC.).