This federal contract award to Magiq Technologies, Inc., a small business based in Somerville, Massachusetts, is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project focused on enhancing the sensitivity of ring laser gyroscopes using fast-light effects generated in fiber with stimulated Brillouin scattering. The goal is to develop inertial measurement units (IMUs) that can deliver higher performance and/or lower size, weight, and power (SWAP) compared to traditional navigation...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Magiq Technologies, Inc., a small business manufacturer headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts. The $124,918.00 contract was awarded on August 19, 2019 under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I, with a completion date of February 18, 2020. The contract is for research and development related to current state-of-the-art navigation...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation, for the theoretical and experimental investigation of the "fast-light effect" and its application in enhancing the sensitivity of various devices such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, and fiber-optic sensors. The $124,916 firm-fixed-price contract,...
This is a $749,910 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a small business corporation. The contract is focused on developing two parallel technologies - an Active Fast Light Optical Gyroscope/Accelerometer (AFLOGA) based on a rubidium vapor Raman laser, and an Active Fast Light Fiber-Optic Sensor (AFLIFOS) based on a fiber...
This is a $166,465.00 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a small business specializing in optics, photonics, and inertial navigation technologies. The contract is for research and development to enhance the sensitivity of ring laser gyroscopes and accelerometers using slow-light augmented unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometry. This work supports...
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...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a small business corporation, for the development of a miniature active fast light ring laser gyroscope and accelerometer (AFLOGA) system. The goal is to enhance the sensitivity and precision of inertial measurement devices through the use of the fast-light effect in a cavity, with potential applications in areas such as navigation sensors. The...
This is a firm fixed price Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a for-profit, small business corporation. The $131,472.00 contract is a Phase II action under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and is set aside for total small business participation. The contract involves research and development related to fast-light ring laser gyroscopes, which utilize the Sagnac...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Digital Optics Technologies Inc. for the development of a compact and highly-sensitive multi-axis gyroscope using atom interferometry technology. The $754,971.00 firm-fixed-price contract has an ultimate completion date of January 18, 2024. Digital Optics Technologies Inc. is a small business corporation specializing in advanced photonics and inertial...
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...