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Optical Physics Company: SBIR & STTR awards
70 awards worth $35.39M to 1 companies since 2001 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Optical Physics Company's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $2.17M |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | $139.9K |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | $2.97M |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | $3.38M |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | $4.02M |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | $1.73M |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | $2.76M |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $2.33M |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | $2.90M |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | $3.57M |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | $2.30M |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | $5.78M |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Defense 60 awards · $32.15M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 6 awards · $2.61M
- Department of Commerce 3 awards · $479.9K
- Department of Energy 1 awards · $150.0K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handheld Celestial Navigation System · topic SOCOM203-002 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Special Operations Command | SBIR Phase I | $149.5K | 2021-02-22 |
| Compact High Energy Laser Beam Director · topic N191-025 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $2.02M | 2021-01-08 |
| Compact High Energy Laser (HEL) Beam Director · topic N191-025 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.9K | 2019-07-18 |
| Non-linear Adaptive Optics · topic SB171-012 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II – Direct to Phase II | $1.50M | 2017-09-22 |
| Small Satellite System for Space Surveillance · topic AF163-D001 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.47M | 2017-04-06 |
| Femto Second Laser Adaptive Optics · topic A11-137 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase II | $998.3K | 2016-09-08 |
| Interferometric Tracker for Nanoradian-Class Missile Illumination and Track · topic MDA14-018 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $999.5K | 2016-07-18 |
| Conformal Random Access Beam Steering · topic Non-DoD | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.38M | 2016-05-13 |
| Interferometric Tracker for Anytime Detection and Tracking of GEO and GTO Objects · topic AF121-011 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.48M | 2015-09-01 |
| High Speed Platform Navigation in GPS Denied Environments · topic AF141-132 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $749.6K | 2015-06-30 |
| Interferometric Star Tracker - PhaseII · topic H9.05 | Optical Physics Company · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $913.1K | 2015-06-01 |
| Interferometric Star Tracker - Phase II · topic S3.05 | Optical Physics Company · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $748.2K | 2015-05-29 |
| Interferometric Faint Object Tracker (iFOT) for Missile Defense · topic MDA14-018 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2014-12-22 |
| Interferometric Tracker for CubeSats · topic N122-146 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $1.18M | 2014-07-07 |
| Interferometric Star Tracker for High Precision Pointing · topic H9.05 | Optical Physics Company · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2014-06-20 |
| Interferometric Star Tracker · topic S3.05 | Optical Physics Company · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.7K | 2014-06-20 |
| High Speed Platform Navigation in GPS Denied Environments · topic AF141-132 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $149.5K | 2014-06-01 |
| Secure GPS-Independent Navigation Architecture · topic AF141-253 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2014-05-09 |
| Bidirectional Beam Director for Conformal HEL · topic AF131-012 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2013-09-30 |
| Miniature Interferometric Star Tracker for Harsh Space Environments · topic MDA08-011 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $485.5K | 2013-08-30 |
| Adaptive Optics System for Ultra-short Pulse Lasers (USPL) · topic A11-137 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase II | $733.5K | 2013-07-01 |
| Conformal HEL Phased Array Beam Control with Acquisition Pointing and Tracking (APT) · topic AF112-013 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $748.4K | 2013-02-11 |
| Interferometric Tracker for CubeSats · topic N122-146 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2013-01-18 |
| Optical Celestial Navigation System for High Mach High Altitude Operation · topic N08-073 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $493.7K | 2013-01-03 |
| Interferometric Faint Object Tracker (iFOT) · topic AF063-002 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $749.9K | 2012-07-31 |
| Interferometric Tracker for Anytime Detection and Tracking of GEO and GTO Objects · topic AF121-011 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2012-07-05 |
| Compact Beam Director for Submarine-based High Energy Laser (HEL) · topic N111-068 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $498.1K | 2012-06-26 |
| Branchpoint Enabled High Energy Laser System · topic N121-024 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $78.3K | 2012-05-29 |
| Miniaturized Interferometric Star Tracker for Cubesats (C-MiST) · topic AF103-091 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2012-04-12 |
| Adaptive Optics System for Ultra-short Pulse Lasers (USPL) · topic A11-137 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2012-02-13 |
| Conformal HEL Phased Array Beam Control with Acquisition Pointing and Tracking (APT) · topic AF112-013 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2011-09-30 |
| Interferometric Angle Measurement · topic 9.06.02.63-R | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Commerce · National Institute of Standards and Technology | SBIR Phase I | $90.0K | 2011-08-01 |
| Silicon Carbide Lightweight Optics With Hybrid Skins for Large Cryo Telescopes · topic S2.04 | Optical Physics Company · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $599.8K | 2011-06-01 |
| Compact Multi-Access Lasercom · topic AF093-043 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $749.8K | 2011-05-13 |
| Compact Beam Director for Submarine-based High Energy Laser (HEL) · topic N111-068 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $80.0K | 2011-05-09 |
| Miniaturized Interferometric Star Tracker for Cubesats (C-MiST) · topic AF103-091 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2011-02-18 |
| Miniature Interferometric Star Tracker for Harsh Space Environments · topic MDA08-011 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $933.4K | 2011-02-10 |
| Sheared Coherent Interferometric Photography for Space Situational Awareness · topic AF103-186 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2011-01-11 |
| Rollable Solar Concentrator with Dual Axis Tracking · topic OSD10-EP2 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2010-12-20 |
| Green Function Inversion for Deep Atmospheric Turbulence Compensation · topic AF073-002 | Optical Physics Company · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $200.0K | 2010-09-02 |
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.