Aerospace and defense solutions

Moku delivers a cutting-edge platform for aerospace and defense, supporting applications like free-space optical (FSO) communications, directed energy research, and automated electronics validation.

An aerospace and defense engineer using Moku:Pro from Liquid Instruments for optical experimentation

Perform optical phase locking with FPGA-based instrumentation

Hear Liquid Instruments co-founder and CEO Daniel Shaddock cover advanced phase measurement techniques for coherent beam combination, optical metrology, free-space optical communications, and gravitational wave detection.

A test platform you can rely on.

Built on technology developed in partnership with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Moku:Pro provides flexibility and performance to help you manage risk while delivering mission-critical capability.

Optimize aerospace testing and validation

Run up to four instruments simultaneously with Multi-instrument Mode, reducing the footprint and complexity of your testing setup. Easily perform laser frequency stabilization, radar validation, and time-frequency reference development with one platform.

Reduce size, weight, and power (SWaP-C)

Moku delivers a reconfigurable suite of instruments to reduce the size, weight, and power consumption of your test setup — in one compact device. Consolidate legacy systems and future-proof your lab with scalable instrumentation.

Unmatched performance for defense applications

Moku is engineered with a flexible, FPGA-based architecture that enables real-time signal processing, making it the perfect solution for advanced defense systems like free-space optical communications, directed energy research, and interferometry.

Strengthen aerospace and defense innovation

From free-space optical (FSO) communications and directed energy research to automated electronics validation, Moku provides the flexibility and performance to accelerate your programs while reducing cost and complexity.

Key applications include:

  • Directed energy research
  • FSO communications
  • Laser ranging and LiDAR
  • Interferometry
  • Laser frequency stabilization
Aerospace and defense test engineers using reconfigurable instrumentation to accelerate their experiment

Advance optical communication in a range of applications.

Design your control system’s frequency response in real time using the interactive Bode plot, embedded within the Moku PID Controller. Customize proportional (P), integral (I), differential (D), double-integral (I+), integral saturation (IS), and differential saturation (DS) gain profiles. Download the software for free to explore demo mode.

Moku:Pro and iPad control system setup in an optical lab

Perform cutting-edge optical research with integrated tools

With high-energy applications like coherent beam combination, equipment that delivers precise signal phase, frequency, and amplitude tracking is essential. From laser development to laser frequency stabilization and precision metrology, one device covers the process from end to end with tools to ensure stability.

The Moku Phasemeter used in an optical application

Compare hardware

Explore Moku hardware options. Compare the instrument specs to choose the right device for your application.

Moku hardwaare platforms side by side: Moku:Go, Moku:Pro, and Moku:Lab

About Liquid Instruments

Liquid Instruments delivers modern, software-defined test and measurement solutions that provide advanced capabilities, a great user experience, and custom programmability for maximum flexibility and performance in a range of applications.