Project Grant DEFG0207ER84820

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...

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...

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...

Raytum Photonics LLC was awarded a $199,992 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop a tunable fiber laser system in the visible wavelength range for photocathode drive. The funding supports Raytum Photonics' work under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) through November 13, 2022. The Office of Science aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economics through scientific...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $398,500.00 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (RF SUNY) to develop new principles for the ultrafast and energy-efficient operation of lasers and optical interconnects. The research aims to leverage the polarization of emitted light rather than intensity changes to enable superior performance in areas like data centers and high-bandwidth applications....

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...

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville was awarded a $299,612 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The goal of this 2-year project is to develop a new sapphire platform for integrated microwave photonics (IMWP) technology, which can improve wireless signal processing and data transmission by transferring these challenges from the electronic to the photonic domain. The key objectives are to: (1) obtain high-performance III-V...

This $850,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Colorado Boulder to advance understanding of particle acceleration in plasmas driven by lasers. Specifically, the three-year award will fund simulation and experimental studies of optical field ionization-generated plasma channels for particle acceleration using laser wakefield acceleration. Researchers will conduct accurate simulations of plasma channel formation, characterize generated...

This $444,350 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research at North Carolina State University to develop environmentally stable, electrically pumped perovskite lasers for integration into photonic integrated circuits. Over a three-year period from January 2022 to March 2025, the university will work to realize silicon-compatible perovskite lasers that...