Project Grant N000142412343

OAM Photonics LLC will develop a high-performance, compact, and lightweight 3D light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor under a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The LIDAR sensor aims to enable more affordable drone-based, high-precision mapping applications by leveraging coherent LIDAR detection and silicon photonics technology in an innovative design. The compact form factor sensor...

This $305,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of innovative metasurface optical waveguiding devices (MOWGs) by Coherent Photonics, LLC. The project aims to create novel optical devices that can replace conventional optical systems, such as lenses and mirrors, to enable more compact, scalable, and cost-effective optical solutions for applications like smartphones,...

This STTR Phase I grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a compact, multi-wavelength interferometric system for real-time, in-situ metrology in high-precision optical manufacturing. The $274,524 project aims to deliver a market-ready, on-machine metrology system that can improve efficiency and accuracy in diamond tool alignment, surface metrology, and overall manufacturing throughput by...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $305,000.00 to Leap Photonics Inc., a minority-owned small business located in Seattle, WA, to develop an acousto-optic beam steering (AOBS) technology for LIDAR systems. The project aims to create a compact, solid-state, and cost-effective beam steering mechanism to improve the performance and accessibility of LIDAR for applications in autonomous vehicles,...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports 2PI Inc. to develop a novel 3D sensor utilizing metasurface flat optics technology. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research award aims to demonstrate an ultra-compact 3D sensor prototype with enhanced performance over existing solutions. Specifically, 2PI will validate a design featuring panoramic vision, improved spatial resolution, and...

Optical Metrology Solutions LLC received a $255,981 National Science Foundation SBIR Phase I Project Grant to develop a novel triangulation gauge under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program. The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 and will support Optical Metrology Solutions' efforts to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies. Specifically, the company will use the funding to deliver a...

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...

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...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $274,769 to Fringe Metrology LLC to develop an optical metrology system capable of rapidly and accurately measuring large antenna dishes up to 18 meters in diameter. The goal is to revolutionize how high-precision antenna dishes for satellite communications and radio astronomy are constructed by addressing a critical bottleneck in producing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 to Diffract Technology Inc. is focused on developing a novel, high-resolution 3D optical metrology tool for precision manufacturing and industrial applications. The project aims to create a computer-generated holographic system capable of performing rapid, non-contact 3D measurements with sub-10-micron resolution over a large field of view. The advanced 3D...