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 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 U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Sensible Photonics, Inc., a woman-owned small business, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the commercialization of an AI-enhanced distributed optical fiber sensing technology for real-time monitoring of dry cask storage systems used in nuclear infrastructure. The project aims to enhance the safety, reliability, and operational efficiency of these...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,491 Project Grant to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. on July 22, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant funds the development of an in-reactor laser ultrasonic sensor for monitoring fuel rod pressure and fission gas, with a project completion date of April 21, 2025. Intelligent Optical Systems, a manufacturer of optical sensing and instrumentation technologies, will leverage its...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Magiq Technologies, Inc., a for-profit optics and photonics research and development company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. The grant was awarded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to fund the development of an optical multi-component seismic array for long-term monitoring of geothermal wells. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 9, 2024. Through this...
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 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...
The Project Grant award of $199,989 from the Department of Energy Office of Science to Innosys, Inc. will support the development of a split laser sensor for harsh environment sensing applications. The award, made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will run from February 14, 2022 through February 13, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security...
Lumarray, Inc. received a $197,654 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to support research and development activities concluding on August 13, 2022. The award was made under 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 security and economic competitiveness through basic research. Specifically, the funding...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the project "EXPLORATION OF RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR SEEDING MECHANISMS IN LASER- AND PULSED-POWER-DRIVEN INERTIAL FUSION PLATFORMS" from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance energy technologies...