Project Grant 80NSSC21K1355

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...

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...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $949,898 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to acquire, assemble, and ruggedize a highly capable, transportable laser system. The laser will enable comprehensive research across a wide range of disciplines, including quantum computing, biological sensing, and advanced manufacturing. The system will be designed to allow for easy sharing across laboratories, promoting equitable access and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $200,609 to Texas Tech University System to conduct collaborative research on additive manufacturing of optical hybrid materials (OHM). The key objectives are to understand how compositional doping influences OHM hybrid structures and develop a spatially resolved optical analysis system to identify the critical factors affecting these materials under extreme gradients. The successful...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, titled "US-IRELAND R & D PARTNERSHIP: SCALABLE LOW TEMPERATURE ULTRAFAST LASER MATERIALS MANUFACTURING (STELLAR)", was provided through the NSF Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program. The $602,638 award will be used by the University of Utah to develop a scalable, laser-driven manufacturing process for printable glass. The research aims to integrate additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies to enable transformative...

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees received a $323,500 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ALL-OPTICAL FABRICATION OF LOW-LOSS, HIGH-INDEX-CONTRAST, SILICON-IN-SILICON WAVEGUIDES." The award period is from September 15, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research at the University of Central Florida's campus in...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $255,000 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) to theoretically investigate and experimentally demonstrate compact, on-chip III-V lasers that are robust, efficient, and have a tailorable single-mode operation range. The proposed program aims to develop a family of topologically protected lasers to satisfy requirements for next-generation lasers used in photonic integrated circuits...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Coherent Photonics, LLC aims to develop innovative metasurface optical waveguiding devices (MOWGs) that can control light on a subwavelength level. The project seeks to overcome the limitations of traditional optical systems, such as weight, size, scalability, and cost, by employing metasurface assemblies containing waveguiding structures. This approach has the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $275,000 to Brightlight Photonics, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Cambridge, MA, to develop wafer-scale, foundry-ready titanium:sapphire integrated photonic lasers and amplifiers. The goal is to transition this technology from academic demonstration to a commercial-scale, CMOS-compatible production process. This will enable the...