Project Grant 1852971

Impact Photonics LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatible single photon avalanche diode. The SBIR program is intended to support scientific research and development that has the potential for commercialization. Under this Phase I award made on November 1, 2021 for a one-year period ending December 31, 2022, Impact Photonics...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a lightweight, learning-based image signal processing (ISP) algorithm for photon-limited imaging. The $274,702 award to Deeplux Technology, Inc. will fund the optimization and implementation of the "Small and Learnable ISP Module" (SLIM) on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Key...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant award, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is to develop a subtractive-waveguide-based display technology for augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The $275,000 grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, aims to create a display solution that can achieve pixel-wise transparency control and hard-edge occlusion using a single CMOS display panel. This would...

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) 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 wafer-scale, foundry-ready titanium:sapphire integrated photonic lasers and amplifiers. The goal is to transition this technology from academic demonstration to a commercial-scale, CMOS-compatible production process. This will enable the...

This $304,987 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) will support Clearview Optics LLC, a small disadvantaged business, in developing highly sensitive optical detectors capable of sensing single photons at room temperature. Unlike existing extreme cooling-based technologies, these detectors aim to enable more accessible, efficient, and practical applications in satellite...

Iris Light Technologies Inc. received a $256,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on December 1, 2021 to support research and development efforts concluding on November 30, 2022. Funded through the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), the award aims to advance electro-luminescence and doping of black phosphorus for printed lasers on silicon photonic chips. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and...

This $305,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program) supports the development of a compact, multi-color super-resolution imaging system by Nanores LLC. The system aims to enable advanced fluorescence imaging of biological tissues at unprecedented depth and resolution, with the capability to visualize multiple molecular targets simultaneously with nanoscale precision....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 to Iris Light Technologies Inc., a small business in Chicago, Illinois, to develop foundry-scale production of on-chip silicon photonic light emitters enabled by printed photonic ink. The project aims to create black phosphorus-based inks that can be integrated directly onto silicon photonic chips to produce on-chip lasers. This...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $450,000 to Carnegie Mellon University to advance the development of single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) for improved light detection and imaging capabilities. The research aims to establish a framework for tailoring the spatiotemporal profile of avalanche currents in SPADs, enabling enhanced signal-to-noise ratio at room temperature without compromising photon detection efficiency...