This is a $149,856 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Lenzner Research LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for Phase I research and development of enhanced optical gyroscopes and accelerometers with improved sensitivity and reduced noise, to support space exploration and navigation technologies. This award is part of Lenzner Research's ongoing...
Lenzner Research LLC, a small business, was awarded a $124,506 firm fixed price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The objective of this Phase I SBIR contract is to experimentally demonstrate enhanced sensitivity and the absence of dead band in a solid-state laser gyroscope, using a Gires-Tournois interferometer for dispersion control. This research supports the development of a lightweight, efficient,...
This is a $124,361 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Lenzner Research LLC, a small business in Tucson, Arizona. The contract is for research and development of a laser gyroscope with enhanced sensitivity and elimination of dead band, which are key performance characteristics needed for space applications. The objective is to demonstrate experimentally the use of a mode-locked ring laser design with intracavity elements to achieve these performance...
This is a $849,995.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a small business manufacturer headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. The contract is for the development of "Robust Optical Interrogators for Electric Propulsion Applications," which aligns with NASA's mission in advanced propulsion systems. Luna Innovations has a strong track record of securing federal...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $124,954.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to LER Technologies Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, to conduct a feasibility study on an in-situ inspection unit that can be added to an existing additive manufacturing (AM) tool. The goal is to provide real-time information about part quality and detect flaws during the AM process, enabling immediate feedback and process correction to save...
This is a $125,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a small business specializing in fiber optic sensing and advanced optical technologies. The contract is for the development of a "Heterogeneous Silicon Photonics Magnetometer and Laser System-on-Chip". As a subcontractor, the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will support the design, fabrication,...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a for-profit manufacturer of goods located in Roanoke, Virginia. With a potential value of $149,999, this firm fixed price purchase order calls for Luna Innovations to deliver robust optical interrogators for electric propulsion applications by January 2023. As a Phase I award under the SBIR...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $102,134.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Espylux LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to develop a receiver system for use in lidar. The proposed system consists of an optical filter and optical spectrometer that utilize two-photon absorption in atomic rubidium to create a birefringent medium capable of detecting Doppler shifts. This will enable superior spatial resolution of wind and...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Herndon, Virginia. The $124,924 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a configurable, multi-beam, 1.5 micron Doppler LIDAR sensor enabled by high-speed non-mechanical beam steering. This new LIDAR technology is intended to provide enhanced performance and reduced size, weight, and power...
This is a $122,488.00 firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Sensuron LLC, a small business limited liability company. The contract is for the development of a "space-rated, rugged, compact and inexpensive fiber sensor interrogator", which are devices that interpret optical signals from embedded fiber optic sensors to measure parameters like shape,...