Project Grant DESC0022578

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...

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...

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...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,491 Project Grant to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop an in-reactor laser ultrasonic sensor for fuel rod pressure and fission gas monitoring. The project aims to advance innovative optical sensing and instrumentation technologies to address complex challenges in the energy domain. Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of optical technologies...

This Project Grant award of $304,987 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of highly sensitive, room-temperature, single photon detectors using a plasmonic metasurface coherent optical detection approach. The goal is to create detectors that can enable faster, more secure, and reliable satellite-based optical communication, as well as enhance cybersecurity, defense surveillance, and medical imaging...

Raytum Photonics LLC was awarded a $199,993 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a low insertion loss high power cryogenic Faraday isolator for carbon dioxide wavelengths. The isolator will allow for more efficient transmission of laser light for scientific applications such as spectroscopy. The Office of Science seeks to advance scientific understanding and energy technologies through...

The Project Grant award of $399,978 from the Department of Energy Office of Science will support METASURFACE-COUPLED AVALANCHE PHOTO DIODE research at Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc. in Bolingbrook, IL from June 2022 through June 2023. The award is being made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through scientific discoveries and tools. Specifically, the...

Radiabeam Technologies, LLC received a $199,708 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop a ferrite-free circulator for precise measurements of SRF cavities with high Q-factor. The work will be performed in Santa Monica, CA through November 13, 2022. This award supports the Office of Science's Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $199,985 Project Grant to Bridge 12 Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of terahertz and microwave technology, to develop a 350 GHz, 1 MW class gyrotron for commercial fusion reactors. The grant was funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific research and technology development to advance energy, economic, and national security. Through past federal contract and grant awards, Bridge...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $200,000.00 to Aimilight Sensors And Intelligent Systems Inc. to develop distributed fiber optical sensors technology for in-situ monitoring of cable insulation. The award period runs from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in the area of...