This is a $124,999 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Lenzner Research LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Oro Valley, Arizona. The contract is for the development of high sensitivity light gyros and accelerometers to advance space exploration and navigation technologies. As a prime contractor, Lenzner Research has received nearly $400,000 in SBIR awards from NASA from 2019 to 2023...
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...
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...
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 firm-fixed-price, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a small business corporation, on August 19, 2019. The contract, valued at $124,989.00, is for the research and development of a compact and highly-sensitive multi-axis gyroscope using large momentum transfer point source atom interferometry. This work aligns with NASA's...
The U.S. government awarded a $849,995.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a leading provider of advanced fiber optic sensing and measurement systems. The contract, with a research type of "SBIR Program Phase II Action" and a definitive contract type, is for the development of "Robust Optical Interrogators for Electric Propulsion Applications." This project is being funded by the National Aeronautics and Space...
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 is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Exciting Technology LLC, a for-profit small business. The $156,493.00 fixed-price purchase order contract is for research and development of laser navigation, detection, and steering technologies for land-based applications. This work is being performed at Exciting Technology's facility in Huber Heights, Ohio under a total small business...
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 SBIR Phase II contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Beyond Photonics, LLC, a small business. The $896,715 firm fixed-price contract is for the development of autonomous alignment technology to improve the performance and reliability of coherent LIDAR systems, which have applications for NASA's remote 3D space wind measurement goals. The technology aims to enable lower-cost, more autonomous LIDAR systems that can maintain...