This NASA SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to Optimax Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer of high-precision optical components, to determine the feasibility of using non-contact areal optical sensors to measure the surfaces of freeform optics. The $124,882 firm-fixed-price contract aims to develop a metrology method that can rapidly provide feedback on surface condition during the manufacturing of precision freeform optical components, which are in high demand by NASA and other...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Voxtel, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced electronics and optics. The $749,999 contract supports the development of a new class of three-dimensional freeform optics to improve the focus and reduce aberrations in NASA's dual freeform mirrored optical systems for satellite applications. The optics will be designed to address NASA's need for...
This is a $179,960 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Oblate Optics Inc., a small business specializing in advanced optical engineering and research. The contract is for the development of inverse-designed, lightweight, planar focus lenses for visible to long-wave infrared (VIS to LWIR) hyperspectral imaging applications. This research and development effort is aimed at creating innovative optical solutions that can...
The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $63,420 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Space Optics Research Labs, LLC for beam expanding optics. This sole-source award was made under a competitive solicitation for specialized optical components and systems primarily in support of directed energy and sensor platforms. Space Optics Research Labs, a for-profit limited liability company, is the original equipment manufacturer and sole provider of the required beam expander. The award does not...
The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $67,650 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Imagine Optic Inc., a for-profit organization, for the delivery of Model HASO R-Flex 2 Wavefront Sensors. This contract supports various naval programs, including the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL), Optical Dazzler and Interdictor for Navy (ODIN), Portable Laser System (PLS), High Energy Laser Expeditionary (HELEX), High Energy Laser Counter ASCM Program (HELCAP), Naval Innovative Science...
This is a $749,993 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of photonic components and subsystems located in Goleta, California. The contract is for the development and delivery of a robust, low-cost, and compact laser source with improved performance to be incorporated into advanced fiber optic sensor (FOS) interrogator systems. The laser will have a 40nm continuous tuning range around the C-band...
<p>The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Optonica LLC a $268,807 definitive cost plus fixed fee contract to provide Advanced Wavefront Aberration Senstion and Adaptive Optics Control techniques. The contract period runs from September 30, 2022 through April 29, 2024, with performance taking place in Spring Valley, Ohio. No subcontractors were identified.</p>
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Conoptics Inc., a manufacturer of laser accessories and electro-optic equipment, for the delivery of one (1) free space, high-frequency electro-optic modulator (EOM). The contract, valued at $33,925.50, has an ultimate completion date of December 2, 2024. This purchase order was not set aside for any particular business size or socioeconomic status. Conoptics Inc. has previously provided specialized...
This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components. The $749,996.00 contract is for the development of a "High-Sensitivity Monolithic Silicon CMOS APD and ROIC", which involves advanced photonic technologies such as semiconductor laser arrays, photonic integrated circuits, and avalanche photodiode (APD) arrays. As a subsidiary...
This federal contract award, NNX15CG41P, was granted to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and subsystems based in Goleta, California. The $124,879 contract, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I, is for the development of a new photonic integration platform that incorporates optical gain in resonant waveguide optical gyroscopes. The goal is to leverage Freedom Photonics' existing low-loss silicon nitride/silicon...