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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| DEEP UV LASERS FOR RAMAN & FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $145,661 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Jul 7, 2022 | Jul 25, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | ||
| THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR SPACECRAFT MICROBIAL MONITORING FOR LONG DURATION HUMAN MISSIONS. THE PROPOSAL WILL LEAD TO A NEAR-REAL-TIME IN-SITU REAGENTLESS SENSOR ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND FOR FUTURE SPACECRAFT FOR HUMAN. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $1,118,379 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Jul 27, 2021 | Jul 27, 2021 | Sep 8, 2024 | ||
| SBIR PHASE 1 - THIS IS A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT AWARDED TO PHOTON SYSTEMS INC.TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CWMD FOR THE AIRBORNE RISK IDENTIFICATION ENABLED BY RAMAN AND LUMINESCENCE - ARIEL | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $149,940 | OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS | Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AB13COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT R&D SERVICES; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | May 6, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | Oct 11, 2021 | ||
| HIGH SPECIFICITY BIOAEROSOL PARTICLE (HS-BAP) SENSOR | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $124,884 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | May 4, 2021 | May 19, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I PROPOSAL #B201A-0017. LASER-BASED IN-SITU TESTING FOR MICROBES WITH ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY (LITMUS). PHOTON SYSTEMS INC. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $99,985 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | — | 333314 | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | ||
| AN "OPTICAL SWAB" FOR DIRECT, NON-CONTACT MICROBIAL ANALYSIS | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $317,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Dec 2, 2020 | Oct 9, 2020 | Oct 8, 2023 | ||
| MAIA: MICROBIAL ASSESSMENT W/IN-SITU AUTOFLUORESCENCE | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $124,902 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 25, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | ||
| CWMD OBAA AWARD TO PHOTON SYSTEMS, INC FOR FOR STANDOFF HANDHELD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $715,945 | OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS | Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AB92 | Jul 24, 2020 | Jul 24, 2020 | Jul 23, 2022 | ||
| PHOTON CHEMICAL PRINTER SCANNER | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $37,600 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 334519Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | 6680LIQUID AND GAS FLOW, LIQUID LEVEL, AND MECHANICAL MOTION MEASURING INSTRUMENTS | Apr 10, 2019 | Apr 11, 2019 | Apr 23, 2020 | ||
| DETECTION OF ORGANICS ON SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES AND THEIR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO MEET NASA STRATEGIC GOALS. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR REMOTE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF TRACE CONCENTRATIONS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ON THE SURFACES OF OCEAN AND ICY WORLDS INCLUDING EUROPA, ENCELADUS, TITAN, AS WELL AS OTHER COLD WORLDS. MARS 2020 SHERLOC CONDUCTS VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY AT STANDOFF ABOUT 6 CM DUE TO LOW CROSS-SECTIONS ABOUT 108 TO 1010 TIMES LOWER THAN FLUORESCENCE. AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 160K, THE ABILITY TO MEASURE VIBRATIONAL INFORMATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS WITH VASTLY INCREASED CROSS-SECTIONS, EQUIVALENT TO ROOM TEMPERATURE FLUORESCENCE OR GREATER, WAS DEMONSTRATED IN THE PUBLICATION IN 2011 BY P.V. JOHNSON OF JPL AND OTHERS. THEY SHOWED THAT LOW TEMPERATURE FLUORESCENCE EXHIBITS RESOLVABLE VIBRATIONAL BANDS THAT PROVIDE STRUCTURAL DETAILS SUCH AS THE ARRANGEMENT OF METHYL GROUPS AND THE PRESENCE AND VARIABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS. THIS ENABLES DETECTION AT FAR GREATER STANDOFF DISTANCES AND LOWER CONCENTRATIONS WITH ANTICIPATED LIMITS OF DETECTION FROM BELOW 1 PPB AT STANDOFF DISTANCES OF 10 S OF METERS TO ABOUT 1 PPM AT 10 S OF KILOMETERS. USING EXISTING CRYOGENIC FACILITIES, DEEP UV LASERS, AND RELATED OPTICAL AND VACUUM HARDWARE AT PHOTON SYSTEMS, WE PROPOSE IN PHASE I TO QUANTIFY THE ABSOLUTE CROSS-SECTIONS OF RELEVANT ORGANIC MATERIALS AND UNDERSTAND CRYOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRAL FEATURES AT LOW TEMPERATURES. WE WILL GENERATE A RADIOMETRIC PHOTON BUDGET MODEL TO PREDICT THE LIMITS OF DETECTION VERSUS STANDOFF DISTANCE FOR A SMALL, LIGHT-WEIGHT, LOW-POWER, RITOC INSTRUMENT. THE PHASE I EFFORT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FOR THE PROPOSED STANDOFF RITOC INSTRUMENT, INCREASING THE TRL FROM ABOUT 1 TO 2. THE PHASE II EFFORT WILL BE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING AND DEMONSTRATING THE RITOC INSTRUMENT IN TERRESTRIAL SETTINGS AT DISTANCES UP TO 100 M, BRINGING RITOC INSTRUMENT TRL UP TO ABOUT 3. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $124,967 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | Feb 15, 2019 | ||
| THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR AN ULTRA-COMPACT DEEP UV (DUV) SOURCE EMITTING IN THE 230 NM TO 240 NM SPECTRAL RANGE TO ENABLE NEW ULTRA-COMPACT TRACE ORGANIC CHEMICAL&WATER ICE IMAGING AND POINT DETECTION RAMAN&FLUORESCENCE INSTRUMENTS FOR LANDER MISSIONS TO OCEAN WORLDS OF THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM AND SMALL TO MEDIUM CLASS DISCOVERY/NEW FRONTIERS LANDER MISSIONS TO PRIMITIVE BODIES, DWARF PLANETS AND ASTEROIDS. DETECTION OF ORGANICS, PREBIOTIC, AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND WATER ICE AND THEIR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO MEET NASA STRATEGIC GOALS. THE NEW SOURCE IS CALLED A LIGHT EMITTING TRIODE (LET) WHICH GENERATES INTENSE DUV LIGHT AT WAVELENGTHS THAT SEPARATE THE SPECTRAL REGIONS IN WHICH RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE EMISSIONS OCCUR. THE RESULT IS NO SPECTRAL OVERLAP OR OBSCURATION OF RAMAN BANDS BY FLUORESCENCE AND NO ALTERATION OF FLUORESCENCE EMISSION SPECTRA BY STRONG RAMAN BANDS, THUS ENABLING TWO INDEPENDENT AND ORTHOGONAL SETS OF SPECTRAL INFORMATION TO ENHANCE IDENTIFICATION OF TRACE MATERIAL ON TARGETED SURFACES. DEEP UV NATIVE FLUORESCENCE IS THE ONLY KNOWN MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE THAT CAN PROVIDE SUB-PARTS-PER-BILLION SENSITIVITY FOR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS WITHOUT ANY SAMPLE ACQUISITION, PROCESSING, OR USE OF REAGENTS. FLUORESCENCE PROVIDES VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE OVERALL ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION OF COMPOUNDS, ENABLING DETECTION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF AROMATIC RING STRUCTURES OF VARYING RING NUMBERS AND CONFORMATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS. IN ADDITION, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ON LOW TEMPERATURE ICY PLANETARY BODIES EXHIBIT MOLECULAR VIBRATIONAL FEATURES, SIMILAR TO RAMAN SCATTERING OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BUT WITH THE SENSITIVITY OF FLUORESCENCE, THAT PROVIDE STRUCTURAL DETAILS SUCH AS THE ARRANGEMENT OF METHYL GROUPS AND THE PRESENCE AND VARIABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS (P. JOHNSON, 2011). DEEP UV FLUORESCENCE HAS ALSO BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO UNIQUELY DIFFERENTIATE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM COMPOSITE MATERIALS SUCH AS MICROBIAL SPORES OR CELLS (BHARTIA, ET.AL. 2008). THE KEY ENABLING REQUIREMENT OF ALL OF THESE INSTRUMENTAL CAPABILITIES, WHETHER POINT DETECTION, MAPPING, OR IMAGING, IS THE AVAILABILITY OF A DEEP UV LIGHT SOURCE EMITTING IN THE 230 NM TO 240 NM SPECTRAL RANGE WITH HIGH SOURCE RADIANCE AND RELATIVELY NARROW EMISSION BANDWIDTH. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROPOSAL IS THEREFORE TO DEVELOP A DUV-LET EMITTING IN THE 230 NM TO 240 NM SPECTRAL RANGE WHICH HAS A SIZE ABOUT 1 CC, A WEIGHT ABOUT 5 G, AND POWER CONSUMPTION LESS THAN ABOUT 100 MW. THIS DUV SOURCE IS OVER 250 TIMES SMALLER AND LIGHTER THAN THE DUV LASER WHICH CURRENTLY POWERS THE MARS 2020 SHERLOC DEEP UV RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE INSTRUMENT AND CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FUTURE OVERALL INSTRUMENT SIZES AND WEIGHTS. THE DUV-LET SOURCE EMPLOYS A SUBMINIATURE ELECTRON BEAM PUMPED ALGAN SEMICONDUCTOR WITH ABOUT 75% AL IN THE MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS TO PROVIDE EMISSION AT 235 NM. THE TERM LIGHT EMITTING TRIODE (LET) DERIVES BECAUSE IT HAS A GRID BETWEEN THE CATHODE AND ANODE OF THE SOURCE AND TO DIFFERENTIATE IT FROM TRADITIONAL PN-JUNCTION LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDS). ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING AVOIDS THE ESSENTIALLY INSURMOUNTABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE PN JUNCTION TECHNOLOGY OF LEDS SUCH AS REALIZATION OF BOTH A HIGH HOLE CONCENTRATION AND LOW-RESISTIVITY P-TYPE ALGAN WITH HIGH ENOUGH ALN MOLE FRACTION TO SEPARATE RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTRAL REGIONS. ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE LET IS THAT IT IS INSENSITIVE TO HIGH ENERGY IONIZING RADIATION EXPECTED IN THE REGIONS OF MANY CELESTIAL BODIES OF INTEREST. THE CORE TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLES THE PROPOSED DUV-LET IS A PATENTED (USP 7,590,161, 2009) SUB-250 NM, NARROW LINEWIDTH, DEEP UV SOURCE WHICH WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED WITH FUNDING FROM NASA/ASTID AND DOD/DARPA CONTRACTS WHICH BROUGHT THE BASIC TRL LEVEL UP ABOUT 2. THIS PROPOSED EFFORT WILL FURTHER IMPROVE UPON THESE PRIOR NASA AND DOD FUNDED EFFORTS TO DEMONSTRATE A FUNCTIONAL 1 CC DUV-LET AT TRL LEVEL BETWEEN 3 AND 4. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $872,984 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Aug 11, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT DEEP UV PERSONAL EXPOSURE MONITOR | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $50,000 | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | — | 541711 | AN92 | Jun 13, 2017 | Jun 13, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF STTR, PHASE III: SHCBE SENSOR | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $988,865 | DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) | DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) | — | 541712 | AD92 | Dec 8, 2016 | Dec 8, 2016 | Nov 30, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEVELOP AND ENHANCEMENT OF DEEP UV-PERSONAL EXPOSURE MONTIOR | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $60,000 | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | — | 541711 | J066MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT | Jul 8, 2016 | Jul 8, 2016 | Jul 10, 2017 | ||
| IGF::CL::IGF R&D: DU-PEM | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $60,000 | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | — | 541711 | AJ52 | Aug 7, 2015 | Aug 7, 2015 | Aug 9, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR ADVANCED ANALYTICAL METHODS AND INSTRUMENTATION TO DETECT TRACE LEVELS OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS DIRECTLY ON SPACECRAFT AND RELATED SURFACES TO COMPLY WITH CONTAMINATION CONTROL AND PLANETARY PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS IN AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE SAMPLE SCIENCE INTEGRITY FOR LIFE DETECTION INVESTIGATIONS ON EUROPA, ENCELADUS, MARS, ETC. THE PROPOSED METHODS EMPLOY NON-CONTACT DEEP UV RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE CHEMICAL IMAGING AND MAPPING METHODS TO AVOID THE NEED FOR ANY CONTACT WITH SPACECRAFT AND RELATED SURFACES. THE METHOD ELIMINATES THE USE OF TRADITIONAL SAMPLE COLLECTION METHODS SUCH AS SWABS, WIPES, OR OTHER METHODS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BACK-CONTAMINATE SPACECRAFT SURFACES AS WELL AS COLLECTED SAMPLES. RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY WITH EXCITATION IN THE DEEP UV BELOW 250 NM ENABLES SEPARATION OF THE SPECTRAL REGIONS OF BOTH RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE EMISSIONS, ENABLING COLLECTION OF RAMAN EMISSIONS WITHOUT OBSCURATION BY FLUORESCENCE FROM CHEMICALS OF INTEREST AS WELL AS MANY SPACECRAFT MATERIALS AND FROM TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINATION WITHIN FIELD OF VIEW OF THE RAMAN DETECTION OPTICS. THIS CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH EXCITATION AT LONGER WAVELENGTH INCLUDING 263 NM OR 266 NM FROM 4TH HARMONIC ND BASED LASERS. COMBINING RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE METHODS IN THE DEEP UV ENHANCES THE ABILITY TO DETECT AND IDENTIFY THE TRACE CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS ON THESE SURFACES AND HAVE A PROVEN ABILITY TO DETECT BIOLOGICAL AND OTHER PARTICLES AND MATERIALS ON SURFACES LESS THAN 1 PG, THE MASS OF A SINGLE BACTERIAL SPORE, WITH DIMENSIONS AS SMALL AS 200 NM. THESE METHODS WERE FIRST DEVELOPED UNDER FUNDING FROM NASA PLANETARY PROTECTION, BUT WERE ADVANCED BY CONTRACTS WITH SEVERAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS WELL AS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITH BOTH PFIZER PHARMACEUTICAL AND DUPONT FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CLEANING VALIDATION OF THEIR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $124,073 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 26, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Dec 17, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PHASE II SBIR | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $1,049,589 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541712 | AZ11 | Sep 29, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 | Dec 31, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A SODA-CAN-SIZE, 500 G, 400 MW INSTRUMENT FOR MOUNTING ON SMALL LANDER OR ROVER ARMS: THE ULTRA-COMPACT OPTICAL SPECTROMETER FOR ORGANIC MAPPING (UCOSOM) INSTRUMENT. TWO CORE TECHNOLOGIES ENABLE THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT: A NARROW LINEWIDTH DEEP UV LASER AND A NEW UNCOOLED, RESISTIVE GATE LINEAR DUV CCD ARRAY DETECTOR WITH HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY IN THE DUV WITH FAST READ RATES AND LOW READ NOISE. THE NEED FOR IN SITU MICRO-SCALE MAPPING FOR TRACE CONCENTRATIONS OF ORGANICS ON PLANETARY SURFACES IS EXEMPLIFIED BY REQUIREMENTS PUT FORTH THE (JULY 09) MID RANGE ROVER; SCIENCE ANALYSIS GROUP (MRRSAG) AND AGAIN IN A 2010 ASTROBIOLOGY PAPER BY PRATT ET AL. UCOSOM FULFILLS SIMILAR ORGANIC NEEDS ON FUTURE IN-SITU MISSIONS WITH MER CLASS ROVER/ARM SIZES OR SMALL LANDERS TO PLANETARY BODIES SUCH AS MARS, ICY WORLDS (TITAN, EUROPA, ENCELADUS), AND SMALL PRIMITIVE BODIES. UCOSOM PROVIDES A BROAD ORGANIC AND INORGANIC COMPOUND MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY WITHOUT THE NEED FOR SAMPLE HANDLING OR REAGENTS. IT WILL EXCITE SUB-PPB LEVELS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ON ROCKS, SOIL, OR OTHER SURFACES IN THE DEEP UV BELOW 250 NM AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURE RAMAN SCATTERING IN THE 250 NM TO 260 NM REGION (1000 TO 4000 CM-1) AND NATIVE FLUORESCENCE IN THE 260 NM TO 700 NM REGION AT A WORKING DISTANCE OF SEVERAL CM, WITH LONG DEPTH OF FOCUS, AND WITH THE ABILITY TO MAP AREAS UP TO 1 BY 1 CM IN SIZE WITH 100 MICROMETER SPATIAL RESOLUTION. THE PULSED SOURCE ENABLES SOLAR BLIND GATED RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS BUT ALSO FLUORESCENCE AND PHOSPHORESCENCE DECAY MEASUREMENTS TO PROVIDE ORTHOGONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TARGET COMPOSITION. THE INSTRUMENT CAN ALSO PROVIDE SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE OF TARGETS FROM 250 NM TO 700 NM TOGETHER WITH RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE DATA, USING SOLAR ILLUMINATION, AND ENABLE SOLAR AND STELLAR IRRADIANCE AND SKY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $949,688 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 22, 2013 | Jul 22, 2013 | Feb 29, 2016 | ||
| SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SERVICES_ | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $149,999 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541712 | AZ11 | Apr 10, 2013 | Apr 10, 2013 | Sep 11, 2013 | ||
| STATEMENT | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $224,985 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AD96 | Dec 21, 2012 | Dec 21, 2012 | Oct 31, 2013 | ||
| WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A COKE-CAN-SIZE, 250 G, 400 MW INSTRUMENT FOR MOUNTING ON SMALL LANDER OR ROVER ARMS: THE ULTRA-COMPACT OPTICAL SPECTROMETER FOR ORGANIC MAPPING (?COSOM) INSTRUMENT. TWO CORE TECHNOLOGIES ENABLE THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT: A NARROW LINEWIDTH, 235 NM, DEEP UV (DUV) SEMICONDUCTOR LASER TRIODE (LT), CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED BY PHOTON SYSTEM UNDER DARPA FUNDING; AND A NEW UNCOOLED, LINEAR DUV CCD ARRAY DETECTOR WITH HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY IN THE DUV WITH FAST READ RATES AND LOW READ NOISE. THE NEED FOR IN SITU MICRO-SCALE MAPPING FOR TRACE CONCENTRATIONS OF ORGANICS ON PLANETARY SURFACES IS EXEMPLIFIED BY REQUIREMENTS PUT FORTH THE (JULY 09) MID RANGE ROVER SCIENCE ANALYSIS GROUP (MRR-SAG) AND AGAIN IN A 2010 ASTROBIOLOGY PAPER BY PRATT ET AL. ?COSOM FULFILLS SIMILAR ORGANIC NEEDS ON FUTURE IN-SITU MISSIONS WITH MER CLASS ROVER/ARM SIZES OR SMALL LANDERS TO PLANETARY BODIES SUCH AS MARS, ICY WORLDS (TITAN, EUROPA, ENCELADUS), AND SMALL PRIMITIVE BODIES.?COSOM PROVIDES A BROAD ORGANIC AND INORGANIC COMPOUND MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY WITHOUT THE NEED FOR SAMPLE HANDLING OR REAGENTS. IT WILL EXCITE SUB-PPB LEVELS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ON ROCKS, SOIL, OR OTHER SURFACES AT 235 NM AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURE RAMAN SCATTERING IN THE 240 NM TO 260 NM REGION (1000 TO 4000 CM-1) AND NATIVE FLUORESCENCE IN THE 260 NM TO 700 NM REGION AT A WORKING DISTANCE OF SEVERAL CM, WITH LONG DEPTH OF FOCUS, AND WITH THE ABILITY TO MAP AREAS UP TO 1 BY 1 CM IN SIZE WITH 100?M SPATIAL RESOLUTION. THE PULSED SOURCE ENABLES SOLAR BLIND GATED RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS BUT ALSO FLUORESCENCE AND PHOSPHORESCENCE DECAY MEASUREMENTS TO PROVIDE ORTHOGONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TARGET COMPOSITION. THE INSTRUMENT CAN ALSO PROVIDE SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE OF TARGETS FROM 240 NM TO 700 NM TOGETHER WITH RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE DATA, USING SOLAR ILLUMINATION, AND ENABLE SOLAR AND STELLAR IRRADIANCE AND SKY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS. | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $123,312 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 13, 2012 | Feb 13, 2012 | Aug 13, 2012 | ||
| STTR, PHASE II | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $749,596 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | AH93 | Sep 22, 2011 | Sep 22, 2011 | Mar 31, 2014 | ||
| HELIUM SILVER LASER SYSTEM | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $11,265 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 334510Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing | 6650OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES | Feb 24, 2011 | Feb 23, 2011 | Mar 16, 2011 | ||
| TAS::75 0943::TAS INSTRUMENT MODIFICATION AND PROGRAMMING CHANGES | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $50,000 | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | — | 334513Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables | K066MODIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT | May 26, 2010 | May 24, 2010 | Nov 30, 2011 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | PHOTONSYSTEMS, INC | $721,129 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AD95 | May 5, 2010 | May 5, 2010 | Jul 31, 2012 |