The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $8,174,896 firm-fixed price contract to Quintessent Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to develop the Lasers for Universal Microscale Optical Systems (LUMOS) program. The LUMOS program aims to bring efficient on-chip optical gain to highly-capable integrated photonics platforms and enable complete photonics functionality on a single substrate for disruptive optical microsystems. This contract supports research, development, and...
This is a $6,205,700 federal contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the President and Fellows of Harvard College, a prestigious private research university, for the Lasers for Universal Microscale Optical Systems (LUMOS) program. The contract, which is not set aside, aims to develop heterogeneous photonic integrated circuit platforms that incorporate on-chip optical gain to enable highly-capable integrated photonics systems for disruptive optical...
This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Nexus Photonics Inc., a small business based in Goleta, California. The $10,996,516.00 contract is part of DARPA's Lasers for Universal Microscale Optical Systems (LUMOS) program, which seeks to develop heterogeneous photonic integrated circuit platforms incorporating on-chip optical gain. The goal is to enable complete photonics functionality on a single substrate for disruptive optical...
This is a $21,685,489.00 federal contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY), doing business as SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for the Lasers for Universal Microscale Optical Systems (LUMOS) program, which aims to develop heterogeneous photonic integrated circuit platforms incorporating on-chip optical gain to enable complete photonics...
This is a $1,250,000.00 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ultra-Low Loss Technologies, Inc., a for-profit small disadvantaged business. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and will demonstrate the requirements through the fabrication and test of a prototype transmitter with a heterogeneously integrated silicon nitride photonic integrated circuit (PIC) platform, optical modulator, and...
This is a $172,999.27 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Ultra-Low Loss Technologies, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for an STTR Phase I research project on "DILUTE WAVEGUIDE SOAS FOR HIGH POWER AND LOW NOISE APPLICATIONS." The contract is set aside for small businesses and runs through February 28, 2023. Ultra-Low Loss Technologies, Inc. has a history of providing the...
This is a $1,499,767.00 Definitive Contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Science Research Laboratory, Inc. for the development of a COMPACT, EFFICIENT, FIBER-COUPLED HIGH POWER LASER DIODE PUMP MODULE. The contract is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee type and was awarded under DARPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract has a July 23, 2020 ultimate completion date and was set aside for a small business. No major subcontractors were...
This is a definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to NLight Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods, for the development of ULTRA-LOW SWAP & EFFICIENT FIBER LASER (USE-FL) PUMPS. The $4,040,470.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a period of performance through March 31, 2022. No set-aside was used. NLight, which frequently serves as a prime contractor and subcontractor supporting DARPA, the Air Force, Navy, and NASA, will provide specialized...
This is a firm fixed-price, definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Freedom Photonics LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Goleta, California. The contract is for the development of high-efficiency, 1150 nanometer, steerable, diffraction-limited laser diode arrays to support energy web dominance research under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program. The potential value of this small business set-aside...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,499,900.00, was granted to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and systems, for research and development under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 program. The contract supports research and development efforts related to multi-wavelength laser sources, as outlined in the Statement of Work. Freedom Photonics, a subsidiary of Luminar...