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nLight Photonics: SBIR & STTR awards
56 awards worth $18.99M to 1 companies since 2004 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
nLight Photonics's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | $834.1K |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | $2.70M |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | $1.35M |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $2.33M |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | $2.23M |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | $4.30M |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $1.95M |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | $1.76M |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | $99.7K |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | $1.45M |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Defense 43 awards · $14.28M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 11 awards · $3.56M
- Department of Energy 2 awards · $1.15M
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-kW Fiber Lasers Based on Novel Light Guide Combiners · topic AF131-011 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2013-09-25 |
| High-Efficiency, High-Temperature Laser Diodes for Naval High-Energy Laser Applications · topic N121-013 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $149.4K | 2013-09-19 |
| Coherent Detection Eye-Safe LIDAR Systems Based on Large Mode Area Fiber Amplifiers · topic AF131-150 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2013-08-20 |
| High-Efficiency Resonantly Pumped 1550-nm Fiber-Based Laser Transmitter · topic H9.01 | nLight Photonics · Washington | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2013-05-23 |
| Compact, Rugged, Multiple Spectral Band Laser · topic N131-083 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $80.0K | 2013-05-02 |
| Wavelength Stabilized Two Dimensional External Cavity Arrays for Pumping Alkali Vapor Laser Systems · topic MDA12-015 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2013-03-01 |
| High Efficiency 808-nm VCSEL Arrays with Excellent Beam Quality · topic N122-112 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $79.9K | 2012-11-02 |
| Ultra-Bright Diode Laser Emitters for Pumping High-Power Fiber Amplifiers · topic SB122-006 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2012-11-19 |
| Innovative Passivation to Increase the Power at Which Laser Diode Fails · topic SB122-005 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2012-11-01 |
| 10 kW Polarization Maintaining Fiber Laser Power Amplifiers · topic MDA10-008 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $999.7K | 2012-09-28 |
| High Efficiency kW-Class Semiconductor Laser Bars for Inertial Fusion Energy · topic 70 a | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $999.9K | 2012-08-08 |
| Improved High-Power Performance in Fiber Laser Systems · topic N121-068 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $149.6K | 2012-06-07 |
| High-Efficiency, High-Temperature Laser Diodes for Naval High-Energy Laser Applications · topic N121-013 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2012-06-04 |
| Development of line-narrowed diode pumps sources for DPAL systems · topic MDA11-007 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase I | $148.3K | 2012-03-01 |
| High Energy Laser Technology Innovations for BMDS Directed Energy, Tracking, and Illumination · topic MDA09-037 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $996.8K | 2011-10-01 |
| 10 kW Polarization Maintaining Fiber Laser Power Amplifiers · topic MDA10-008 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2011-08-15 |
| High Efficiency kW-Class Semiconductor Laser Bars for Inertial Fusion Energy · topic 70 a | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2011-06-17 |
| Wavelength-Stabilized, High-Brightness Diode Laser Pumps for High-Power Fiber Lasers · topic SB103-005 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $98.6K | 2011-03-23 |
| Cryogenically-cooled eyesafe laser diode arrays for resonant pumping of Er-doped gain media · topic A08-061 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase II | $729.9K | 2010-09-21 |
| Laser Diodes for Eye-Safe LADAR · topic N091-070 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $732.7K | 2010-07-21 |
| High Power, Narrow Linewidth 2-micron Diode Laser Sources · topic MDA09-040 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2010-05-03 |
| High Energy Laser Technology Innovations for BMDS Directed Energy, Tracking, and Illumination · topic MDA09-037 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase I | $99.8K | 2010-05-03 |
| Single-Frequency Semiconductor Lasers Operating at 1.5 and 2.0 microns · topic S1.01 | nLight Photonics · Washington | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $599.7K | 2010-03-05 |
| Coherent High Power Diode Laser Array · topic A09-119 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $69.8K | 2009-11-01 |
| Eye-safe fiber-coupled laser pumps for high power · topic A09-047 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $69.7K | 2009-12-17 |
| Wavelength Stabilized High Brightness Direct Diode Pumps for Solid State LIDAR Systems at Eye-Safe Wavelengths · topic S1.01 | nLight Photonics · Washington | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $599.6K | 2009-09-30 |
| Semiconductor Laser Packaging for Infrared Flares · topic A09-004 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $69.9K | 2009-09-22 |
| Laser Diodes for Eye-Safe LADAR · topic N091-070 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $99.7K | 2009-05-18 |
| Cryogenically-cooled eyesafe laser diode arrays for resonant pumping of Er-doped gain media · topic A08-061 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $119.6K | 2009-02-26 |
| High Sensitivity Indium Phosphide Based Avalanche Photodiode Focal Plane Arrays · topic X2.02 | nLight Photonics · Washington | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $599.9K | 2009-01-30 |
| Single-Frequency Semiconductor Lasers Operating at 1.5 and 2.0 microns · topic S1.01 | nLight Photonics · Washington | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $99.8K | 2009-01-22 |
| Photochemical Tissue Bonding for Military Medical Applications · topic AF07-T033 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $574.4K | 2008-10-28 |
| Eyesafer Fiber Laser Technology for Shipboard Defense · topic N08-159 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $69.9K | 2008-09-29 |
| 3D Diode-Cross-Coupled Tapered Lasers for Kilowatt-Class, Chip-Scale, Laser Diode Phased Arrays · topic SB062-013 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.23M | 2008-08-20 |
| Built-In Filament Control for Long Lifetime in Broad Area Diode Lasers · topic ST061-009 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | STTR Phase II | $1.05M | 2008-08-08 |
| Improved Laser Diodes for Space Laser Communications · topic MDA06-020 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $999.5K | 2008-07-22 |
| Space Qualifiable, High-Power, Fiber Coupled Pump Laser · topic AF063-003 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $749.7K | 2008-03-10 |
| High Sensitivity Indium Phosphide Based Avalanche Photodiode Focal Plane Arrays · topic X2.02 | nLight Photonics · Washington | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2008-02-01 |
| Wavelength Stabilized High Brightness Direct Diode Pumps for Solid State LIDAR Systems at Eye-Safe Wavelengths · topic S1.01 | nLight Photonics · Washington | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $99.7K | 2008-01-25 |
| Photochemical Tissue Bonding for Military Medical Applications · topic AF07-T033 | nLight Photonics · Washington | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $99.8K | 2007-09-17 |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (SBA) ↗, awards through 2026-08-28. Amounts are as agencies report them to SBA. SBIR/STTR contracts also appear in USAspending as ordinary awards; grants (NIH, NSF, DOE) appear as assistance. Open topics are posted by each agency; see Opportunities for contract notices.