Cooperative Agreement FC2699FT40685

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. was awarded a $199,940 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a distributed, real-time fiber-optic sensing system for superconducting magnets. The system will utilize fiber optic sensors to monitor the performance and operations of superconducting magnets used in scientific research. By incorporating fiber optic technology, the awardee can provide...

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (IFOS) received a $199,955 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a high-resolution fiber-optic sensing system for geothermal fracture imaging. The system will utilize fiber optic sensor technologies to map subsurface fractures for geothermal energy exploration and development. Mapping fractures is important for locating geothermal reservoirs and managing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Tau Optics Inc. will support the development of a compact, high-precision volume grating-based spectrometer prototype. The project aims to enhance the performance of rotated chirped Bragg gratings (R-CBGs) to achieve broadband operation and high spectral resolution, enabling smaller and more affordable spectrometers for applications like healthcare monitoring and...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp, doing business as Ifos, a $199,677 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant will fund the development of a distributed, multifunctional photonic integrated circuit (PIC) fiber-optic sensing system for superconducting radio frequency (SRF) accelerator systems. Ifos, a California-based small business, specializes in advanced optical sensing...

OAM Photonics LLC will develop a high-performance, compact, and lightweight 3D light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor under a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The LIDAR sensor aims to enable more affordable drone-based, high-precision mapping applications by leveraging coherent LIDAR detection and silicon photonics technology in an innovative design. The compact form factor sensor...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $275,000 to Brightlight Photonics, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Cambridge, MA, to develop a wafer-scale, CMOS-foundry compatible process for integrated Ti:Sapphire lasers and amplifiers operating in the 700 - 1000 nm wavelength range. The key objectives of this 9-month project are to transition the Ti:Sapphire-on-Insulator...

Sydor Instruments, LLC was awarded a $1,350,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop an ASIC-coupled microchannel plate for time resolved, single-photon soft x-ray detection. The grant is being used to deliver a scientific instrument that will enable new discoveries by allowing researchers to detect individual photons in the soft x-ray range of the electromagnetic spectrum with high temporal resolution. This work directly supports the...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $255,834 Project Grant to Anello Photonics Inc. under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a silicon photonic optical gyroscope using planar waveguide coil and integrated photonics circuit. This award provides six months of funding from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 for Anello Photonics to produce an optical gyroscope that utilizes silicon photonics technology. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Sensible Photonics, Inc., a woman-owned small business, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the commercialization of an AI-enhanced distributed optical fiber sensing technology for real-time monitoring of dry cask storage systems used in nuclear infrastructure. The project aims to enhance the safety, reliability, and operational efficiency of these...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (Ifos) a $199,966 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a Digital Twin Enhanced Fiber-Optic Sensing System for Wellbore Structural Health Monitoring. The system will utilize fiber optic sensors and digital twin technology to monitor the structural integrity of oil and gas wellbores. This will help the Office of Science's mission to deliver...