Project Grant FA23862414077

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $450,000 in funding to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The objective is to investigate the design of tunable tin (Sn) compositional germanium-tin (GeSn) based laser and mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) photodetector architectures that combine GeSn quantum-well (QW) or absorber layer lattice-matched to...

This $150,280 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of new plasmonic nanodevices for mid-infrared photodetection at Wayne State University from September 2022 through August 2025. Specifically, the university researchers will work to establish multiphoton-assisted tunneling in metal-insulator-metal structures as a new mechanism for mid-infrared detection. They will model, characterize and study the optical...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program awarded a $149,044 project grant to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to conduct research on developing a novel semiconductor material, (Si)GeSn, for infrared detection applications. This international collaborative effort, involving partners from Latvia and Ukraine, aims to advance the state-of-the-art in infrared technology by demonstrating new synthesis methods to fabricate high-quality (Si)GeSn thin films with...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to develop a cost-effective, high-resolution organic light-emitting diode (OLED)-based infrared sensor prototype. The $125,000 award to Oklahoma State University will fund the creation of an innovative OLED-based infrared sensor that uses colloidal quantum dots and OLED up-conversion technology to convert short-wave infrared (SWIR) images to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,974 Project Grant to Aeluma, Inc., a semiconductor company in Goleta, California, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, awarded on February 18, 2025, supports the development of high sensitivity, energy-efficient, and low-cost short-wave infrared (SWIR) focal plane arrays. Aeluma, Inc. specializes in advanced sensor and communications technologies, with a focus on photonic integrated...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $330,000 to Northeastern University aims to develop high-temperature, highly efficient near-to-mid-infrared nanowire single-photon detectors through the integration of superconducting, optical, and thermal metamaterials. The research project seeks to increase the operational temperature of these detectors beyond the sub-Kelvin constraints of current superconducting nanowire technology, enabling broader...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command under the Department of Defense Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), will fund $173,216.46 in research on device performance of a detector based on colloidal quantum dots on graphene over the next 3 years. The primary awardee, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated (ORAU), will research carrier transport modeling to assess the potential of this technology to provide a...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide $402,134 from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to support research and development of a novel class of semiconductor nanostructures called non-Hermitian topological photonic crystals. The key products and services to be delivered include: Designing, fabricating, and characterizing the optical properties and optoelectronic device applications of these photonic crystal slabs,...

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 Iris Light Technologies Inc., a small business in Chicago, Illinois. The grant, awarded on February 18, 2025, with a completion date of November 17, 2025, supports the development of "Broadband SWIR Photodetector Arrays Enabled by Nanomaterial Semiconductor Inks." Iris Light Technologies specializes in advanced photonic technologies,...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "CAREER: ALGAAS-ON-INSULATOR INTEGRATED QUANTUM PHOTONICS." The five-year award beginning April 15, 2021 will fund the development of integrated quantum photonic devices using aluminum gallium arsenide materials. The Engineering program aims to foster innovation in engineering research and education...