The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,250 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Partow Technologies LLC, a small business in Carlsbad, California. The 10-month grant, awarded on February 18, 2025, supports the development of fiber-optic electro-optic sensors for non-destructive electron beam diagnostics. The research aims to create new sensor technology based on lithium niobate modulators to characterize electron beams,...
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...
Freedom Photonics LLC received a $249,987 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to support the Quantum All-Optical Transponder (QOAT) project. 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 and economic security. Through this funding, Freedom Photonics will develop a QOAT prototype to...
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 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...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $199,900 Project Grant to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, with a period of performance from July 10, 2023 to April 9, 2024, is for the development of a "MULTIMODAL OPTICAL SENSOR FOR HLW CHARACTERIZATION." Physical Sciences Inc. has extensive experience providing research, engineering, and technical services to...
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...
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...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $206,500.00 to Raytum Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business in Sterling, Virginia. The award supports the development of "Radiation Tolerant High Emissivity Coatings Using Quantized Nanolaminates", which aims to advance specialized optical and photonic technologies for scientific and military applications. The project will run from...
This federal Project Grant award of $206,500.00, provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports the development of a highly sensitive slope sensor for surface metrology using an external cavity laser. The award was granted to Raytum Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business in Sterling, Virginia, specializing in advanced photonics research and development. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and technological...