This is a $123,444 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Spectabit Optics LLC, a small business. The contract is for the development of a self-nulling schlieren imaging method to study shock waves created by aircraft in flight. This work builds on previous research that synthesized full-scale schlieren images of aircraft by analyzing high-speed video of aircraft flying across the sun. The new self-nulling approach has the potential...
This is a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center to Spectabit Optics LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $149,925.00, is for research and development under the SBIR program. The contract is set aside for small businesses. The place of performance is Laguna Hills, CA. This Phase I SBIR contract represents early-stage research and development that could potentially lead to...
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...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Metrolaser, Incorporated, a minority-owned small business located in Laguna Hills, California. The $1,249,987.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an ultra-high-speed focusing digital schlieren system for hypersonic test facilities. This specialized optical diagnostic equipment will enable advanced characterization of high-speed flow fields, supporting...
This is a $849,992.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Beyond Photonics, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of a long-range compact economical lidar system for wind profiling. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract builds upon prior SBIR Phase I research and development efforts. The contract is a firm fixed-price definitive contract with a period of...
This SBIR Phase I contract, awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency, provides $148,794.00 to Soter Technology, LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business, for the development of "Improved Computer Generated Holograms for Testing Aspheric and Freeform Optics." The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by March 1, 2024. As an SBIR Phase I award, this contract is part of the agency's Small Business...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Metrolaser, Incorporated, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the development of "DIGITAL SCHLIEREN FOR FLOW VISUALIZATION IN HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNELS." The firm-fixed-price contract has a ceiling value of $49,927.00 and a period of performance ending on June 9, 2020. Metrolaser specializes in optical diagnostic solutions for defense and aerospace...
<p>This is a $1,500,000.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Spectral Imaging Laboratory, a Woman-Owned Small Business, for a Bio-Inspired Optics for Multi-Aperture Hypersonic Seeker project under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract was awarded on July 31, 2018 with a completion date of August 30, 2021. The place of performance is Pasadena, CA.</p>
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,780.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation. The 9-month contract is for research and development of a chip-scale superluminal inertial measurement unit (IMU) using rubidium atoms and integrated photonics technology. This work falls under the SBIR program, which provides funding for small businesses to conduct...
This is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a small business corporation. The $749,864.00 contract is for the theoretical and experimental investigation of quantum noise-induced sensitivity limits of a fast light ring laser gyroscope. This research and development effort aligns with Digital Optics Technologies Inc.'s expertise in advanced optics, photonics, and inertial navigation...