Project Grant N629092212031

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $124,802 Project Grant to the University of Oklahoma (OU) to study the growth of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals at the single-particle level. This research aims to advance the development of low-cost single photon emitters (SPEs) necessary for building future quantum photonic networks that enable secure quantum communications. Under this 2-year grant, starting September 1, 2023, Professor Yitong Dong and his...

Under a $388,744 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry's Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) Program, Professor Mikhail Zamkov of Bowling Green State University will develop a chemical method to improve the optical performance of semiconductor nanocrystals, making them more suitable for quantum photonic applications such as secure communications, quantum sensors, and advanced computing. The 3-year project aims to stabilize the...

This Project Grant award of $424,999 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to develop new methods for quantum super-resolution imaging of passive, uncontrollable objects in real-time. The research team at the Stevens Institute of Technology will combine advanced physical models with artificial intelligence to overcome the fundamental diffraction limit that constrains optical imaging and sensing systems. This research seeks to...

This $150,902 National Science Foundation award under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program will support research at Louisiana State University to develop single-pixel quantum statistical imaging technologies beyond the Abbe-Rayleigh resolution criterion. The award aims to demonstrate that optical instrument spatial resolution limitations can be overcome through measurements of quantum photon statistical properties, which are insensitive to diffraction. Researchers will prepare multiple...

This SBIR Phase I project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is focused on developing a groundbreaking architecture for thermal imaging lenses. The key objectives are to create smaller, lighter, and less expensive thermal imaging lenses using abundant semiconductor materials like silicon, while eliminating both image noise and chromatic aberration. This innovation aims to reduce the size and weight of...

This STTR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is focused on developing highly sensitive, room-temperature, single-photon detectors based on plasmonic metasurface coherent optical detection technology. The $304,987 award to Clearview Optics LLC aims to address the need for ultrasensitive optical detectors and ranging systems to enable improved information acquisition and perception...

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 $542,001 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund collaborative research at Purdue University to develop new customizable optical materials based on MXenes, a family of two-dimensional structures. The research aims to engineer these materials to precisely control light behavior, enabling advanced optical technologies for applications in communication, information technology, energy, and sensing. The project...

Gigajot Technology, Inc. received a $248,834 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049) to develop an ultra-sensitive dual fluorescence and bright field imaging lensless microscopy system using a novel Quanta image sensor for bio-imaging. The six-month project period ran from February to August 2021. The system aimed to provide advanced bio-imaging capabilities without the need for traditional...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 4-year, $417,985 CAREER grant to Northwestern University to study novel solid-state quantum photonic devices and take initial steps towards multiplexed quantum communication. The grant, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support the principal investigator's research on nonlinear interaction of electromagnetic fields with engineered materials like lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) for quantum network applications. Key focus...