This SBIR Phase I contract, awarded by NASA to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer, funds the development of a prototype 100-watt thulium (Tm) fiber laser suitable for NASA spaceflight and long-duration UAV missions. The laser is designed to provide the 1940 nm peak pump power needed to generate 80 mJ/pulse for Integrated Path Differential Absorption (IPDA) LIDAR, enabling simultaneous measurements of CO2 and water vapor from a low-Earth orbit satellite. The $124,883 firm-fixed-price...
This is a $749,950 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced photonics and engineering services. The contract is for the development of a 1940 nm, 100 W thulium (Tm) fiber laser prototype suitable for NASA spaceflight and long-duration unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) missions. The laser is expected to be more efficient than commercially available options and designed for...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract, valued at $121,910.00, is for Fibertek to develop a high-efficiency, ultra-compact Master Oscillator/Power Amplifier (UCMOPA) system for use in next-generation space-based cloud and aerosol lidar systems. The contract has a completion date of...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $749,787.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract to Fibertek, Inc. to develop and demonstrate a spaceflight prototype of a wideband, high-power 50-watt, 1.5-micron fiber laser transmitter. This laser transmitter will support high data-rate wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) operation for space optical communication links, enabling over 100 times the data rate of current space laser...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced photonics and engineering services. The $899,851 contract is for the development of a novel laser transmitter for planned airborne and space-based active remote sensing missions, specifically focused on differential absorption lidar (DIAL) measurements of atmospheric water vapor and methane. This...
The U.S. government awarded a $749,852 Firm Fixed Price contract to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced photonics and engineering services located in Herndon, Virginia. The contract, awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II, is for the development of a "HIGH POWER (50W), 1.5UM WDM FIBER LASER TRANSMITTER WITH EFFECTIVE FWM MITIGATION" for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Fibertek, Inc. is experienced...
This is a NASA SBIR Phase II contract awarded to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in advanced photonics and engineering services. Under this $2,581,999.00 contract, Fibertek will design, build, and test a hardened version of a single-frequency, end-pumped laser with an optical-to-optical efficiency of X%. The contractor will also perform breadboard amplifier tests to demonstrate energy scaling to "X" MJ/pulse and ultraviolet (UV) output to "X" W...
This $124,753 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center (SSC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced photonics and engineering services. The contract requires Fibertek to develop a novel laser source designed to meet the needs of planned space-based atmospheric water-vapor differential absorption lidar (DIAL) instruments. The approach is...
This is a $1,309,409.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced photonics and laser systems. The contract is for the development of a Space-Based Laser Transmitter for Water and Methane DIAL under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. Fibertek has significant experience delivering specialized laser and lidar solutions to NASA, the...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Herndon, Virginia. The $124,924 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a configurable, multi-beam, 1.5 micron Doppler LIDAR sensor enabled by high-speed non-mechanical beam steering. This new LIDAR technology is intended to provide enhanced performance and reduced size, weight, and power...