Cooperative Agreement W911NF2220052

Advalue Photonics Inc. received a $198,880 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop a compact, high-power, fiber-based laser system at 257.5nm and 1030nm wavelengths. The project supports the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under this one-year award concluding on...

Optical Engines, Inc. received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of fiber amplifier technology for ultra-large-mode-area ultrafast laser arrays. The project will be completed by March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and advance...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $255,000 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) to theoretically investigate and experimentally demonstrate compact, on-chip III-V lasers that are robust, efficient, and have a tailorable single-mode operation range. The proposed program aims to develop a family of topologically protected lasers to satisfy requirements for next-generation lasers used in photonic integrated circuits...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Optical Engines, Inc. on February 12, 2024. The funding supports research and development on path length matching and phase control for coherently combined fiber laser arrays. Optical Engines, a manufacturing company specializing in advanced laser technologies, will leverage this grant to advance fiber laser and amplifier technologies for...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $409,834 to the University of Cincinnati to design, fabricate, and characterize novel electrically pumped topological nanowire photonic crystal lasers. The goal is to develop highly compact, defect-robust laser light sources compatible with photonic integrated circuits for high-performance, low-power information technology applications. The research will explore topologically...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 to Semergytech, Inc., a small business based in Arlington, Texas. The funding supports the development and commercialization of high-speed, high-power, single-mode photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSELs). The project aims to address current limitations in semiconductor laser technologies by creating a disruptive PCSEL...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,999 Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant to Flawless Photonics, Inc., a small disadvantaged business manufacturer of advanced optical fibers. The grant supports the development of an automated manufacturing technology to produce high-quality ZBLAN (Zirconium-Barium-Lanthanum-Aluminum-Sodium Fluoride) optical fiber, both on Earth and in microgravity. The project aims to overcome historical...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,210,801 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to La Luce Cristallina, Inc., a small business based in Austin, Texas. The funding supports the development of foundry-compatible 200mm silicon-integrated epitaxial barium titanate wafers for silicon photonics applications. The project aims to enable innovators in integrated silicon photonics to experiment with a superior optical...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded N.p. Photonics, Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant to deliver a high-power ultrashort pulse laser beam delivery system. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the program's mission of transforming understanding of nature and advancing U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. With this funding, N.p. Photonics will provide their laser beam delivery...

This STTR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to transition the Ti:Sapphire-on-Insulator (Ti:SaOI) platform from an academic demonstration to a wafer-scale, CMOS-foundry compatible process. The $275,000 award, with a performance period from February 15, 2025 to October 31, 2025, will enable the scalable production of integrated Ti:Sapphire lasers and amplifiers in the wavelength range...