Lithium niobate (LINBO3) has been long regarded as the most attractive material for electro-optic modulation for high-performance optical communication systems of up to 100 GHZ, as well as for its…
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- Contract number
- NNX16CC57P
- Awardee
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Partow Technologies LLC UEI PDT5WE8U2624
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $124,998
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NNX16STTRPHI Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $124,998.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Alafaya, FL 32816, USA
- Research
- STTR Phase I
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $124,998 |
About this award
This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Partow Technologies LLC, a small business. The $124,998 firm-fixed-price contract is for research and development of lithium niobate (LiNbO3) microring modulators for analog photonics applications. The key technologies proposed include developing submicron LiNbO3 films on silicon substrates using ion implantation, surface activation, and wafer bonding, as well as a loaded ridge waveguide approach to avoid direct etching of the hard LiNbO3 material. The goal is to enable LiNbO3 microring modulators with wide modulation bandwidth and compact size for high-performance optical communication systems.
Description
Lithium niobate (LINBO3) has been long regarded as the most attractive material for electro-optic modulation for high-performance optical communication systems of up to 100 GHZ, as well as for its superior second-order optical non-linearity. The weakly confined LINBO3 waveguides formed by diffusion or implantation of dopants do not lend themselves to high-level chip integration. One key novel technology proposed here, and supported by preliminary results, is developing submicron LINBO3 films on silicon substrates using ION implantation, surface activation and wafer bonding. The technology allows to make optical waveguides with high index-contrast of ~2.2/1.5. To avoid direct etching of the hard LINBO3 material, a loaded ridge waveguide formation is proposed. Based on these two technologies, LINBO3 microring modulators with wide modulation bandwidth and compact size are proposed for analog photonics applications. The modulators can achieve good linearity, high power and wide modulation bandwidth simultaneously and have a very small size.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNX16CC57P?
NNX16CC57P was awarded to Partow Technologies LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 10, 2016.
How much is contract NNX16CC57P worth?
The government has obligated $124,998 on NNX16CC57P.
Was contract NNX16CC57P competed?
The extent of competition for NNX16CC57P was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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