The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a U.S. based fiber laser manufacturer, for the development of "HIGHLY DOPED GLASS ENABLED HIGH REPETITION RATE, HIGH AVERAGE POWER USPL SOURCES" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract has a potential value of $750,000.00 and a completion date of December 2, 2019. The contract was set aside for total...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components, modules, and subsystems located in Goleta, California. The $49,991 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of a High Temperature Diode Pump Module for Directed Energy applications. As an SBIR Phase I contract, this effort is part of the SBIR program, which provides funding to...
This is a $150,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of "HIGHLY DOPED GLASS ENABLED HIGH REPETITION RATE, HIGH AVERAGE POWER USPL SOURCES", which are specialized ultrafast pulsed laser systems. The prime contractor is N.p. Photonics, Inc., a small business fiber laser company based in Tucson, Arizona. This SBIR Phase I research contract...
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1.4 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase II (D2P2) contract to Adtech Photonics, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, small disadvantaged business based in Rowland Heights, California. The contract, awarded on July 7, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of October 7, 2027, focuses on the development of two-micron wavelength fiber-coupled semiconductor lasers utilizing single-mode continuous-wave indium...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a U.S. based fiber laser company, under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract. The contract is for the development of an all-fiber optical isolator for high energy lasers, which are critical components for sensing, medical, and research and development applications. N.p. Photonics, Inc. has a history of delivering specialized...
This is a $749,999.99 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a small business manufacturer of optical equipment. The contract is for the development of a "Novel High Power and Energy Eye-Safe Transform-Limited Fiber Laser Illuminator" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. This research and development effort aims to advance fiber laser technology for defense applications. As a...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Research and Development (R&D) contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company located in Andover, Massachusetts. The contract, valued at $1,487,625.00, is for the measurement of the plasma environment in a Rubidium Diode Pumped Alkali Laser (RB DPAL). The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing type and has a place of...
This is a SBIR Phase III contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command to Forward Photonics LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business and limited liability company. The contract, valued at $1,105,284.00, is for the research, development, and prototyping of high power laser diodes and arrays. Forward Photonics has previous experience providing laser systems and related photonics technologies to various Department of Defense organizations under both prime and...
This federal contract award was made to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a U.S. based fiber laser company, by the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency. The contract is for Phase I Research and Development (R&D) work on high power pump signal combiners for next generation monolithic fiber amplifiers under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract with a potential value of $150,000.00. It has a total small business set aside...
Applied Research Associates, Inc. was awarded a $921,600 firm fixed price contract by the Missile Defense Agency to conduct a Diode-Pumped Alkali Laser study. The work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico over a period of seven months through August 2023. This award is in response to the Missile Defense Agency's Innovation, Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement, which sought white papers and proposals for innovative science and technology research projects supporting missile...