Transporter

Functioning

(carrier-wave transmission logs)

History

• Vulcan transporters established well before 22nd century
• Emory Erickson begins development into human transporters 2103 (Reference: Federation: The First 150 Years)
• First successful transportation of a living object 2118 (Reference: Federation: The First 150 Years)
  • Banana
• First cargo transporter completed 2138, research continues into personnel transporter (ENT: "Daedalus")
  • Installed in ECS vessels shortly after
• Erickson personnel transporter completed 2151 (ENT: "Broken Bow")
  • First installed Enterprise NX-01
• Transporter technology spreads through trade to other races in Sol-local space
• Single-bit error rematerialization issue discovered 2162 (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures)
  • Starfleet policy sets transporters as emergency use only until issue is resolved
• Starfleet Mark I transporters developed
  • Improvements include enhancements to error correction resolving single-bit transposition issue
• Transporter psychosis first diagnosed 2209, Delinia II (TNG: "Realm of Fear")
• Transporters re-established in general use by 2255 (TOS: "The Cage")
• Starfleet Mark IV transporters begin production 2312
  • Improvements include development of multiplex pattern buffer, eliminating transporter psychosis (TNG: "Realm of Fear")
• Starfleet Mark VI transporters begin production 2356 (DS9: "Family Business")
• Starfleet Mark VII transporters begin production 2369 (DS9: "Family Business")
  • Improvements include enhancements to phase transition inhibitor allowing transport of unstable biomatter in the proper configuration (DS9: "Family Business")

Related Devices

Transporter inhibitor

• Projects a general scattering field to prevent transporter sensor lock
  • Potentially works by emission of high-powered transporter scanning to interfere with opponent scanning (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)