The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Vescent Technologies Inc., a small for-profit manufacturer of precision laser and photonics technologies, a $249,985 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award, titled "DUAL-COMB, HYPERSPECTRAL NANOSCOPY OF BIOLOGICAL COMPOUNDS AT THE SHOT-NOISE LIMIT", supports the company's research and development of advanced optical systems, frequency comb lasers, quantum sensing...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Opticslah, LLC, a minority-owned small business, a $256,499 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a swept external cavity quantum cascade laser (SWEPT-ECQCL) multi-chemical sensor for real-time methane flare combustion monitoring. The project began on July 10, 2023 and is scheduled for completion by July 9, 2024. Opticslah has previous experience building optical sensors and...
This $249,819 Project Grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) was awarded to Spectral Energies LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop an "Experimentally Validated Digital Engineering Platform for Real-Time Monitoring and Maintaining High Combustion Efficiency in Gas Flares." The project is scheduled to run from July 10, 2023 to April 9, 2024. Spectral Energies has expertise in specialized...
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Omega Optics, Inc. on July 10, 2023 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant is funding the development of a mid-infrared UAV-based sensing platform with deep learning capabilities to identify and quantify gaseous emissions from gas flares. Omega Optics, a minority-owned small business, has leveraged its expertise in optics, photonics, and sensor technologies to deliver...
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 $430,169 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development and demonstration of a standoff, laser-based fire radiometer system. The project, titled "LAHETRA: An Advanced Remote Diagnostic for Industrial Flames and Wildfires," aims to address data deficiencies in two key areas affected by climate change: wildfires and industrial flares. The proposed system will involve the construction of two laser heterodyne...
The Department of Energy awarded a $482,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to The Ohio State University for the development of a "Hybrid Platform for Ultrafast Waveform-Controlled 2 Micron Laser Amplifier Front-End". The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The primary objectives of this grant include developing a low-noise, high-power femtosecond laser amplifier system at a 2.05 micron wavelength, as...
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...
The federal Project Grant award, with ID DESC0025533, was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) in the amount of $348,938.00. The grant supports research at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop "HIGH ENERGY PULSED LASER AMPLIFICATION USING OPTICAL ENHANCEMENT CAVITIES" with a project period from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. This research aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security...
Mesa Photonics LLC received a $256,500 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the development of adaptive sampling techniques for in situ cloud probes. The goal of the award is to advance cloud microphysics instrumentation through the delivery of a next-generation cloud probe capable of adapting its sampling strategy based on real-time measurements. By optimizing data collection, the...