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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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| FREQUENCY-RESOLVED OPTICAL GATING (FROG) SYSTEM | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $30,695 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 6650OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES | Sep 25, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | Nov 4, 2023 | ||
| MONITORING NETWORK FOR METHANE EMISSIONS | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $100,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Nov 21, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | May 31, 2023 | ||
| E014042 SBIR PHASE I COMPACT AUTONOMOUS SOLAR RADIOMETER FOR ATMOSPHERIC TRACE GAS SOUNDING. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $156,491 | 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 6, 2022 | Jul 25, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | ||
| EO14042 SBIR PHASE I ADVANCED MULTI-GAS SENSOR | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $156,489 | 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 | Jun 30, 2022 | Jul 25, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | ||
| 8508497818!SERVICES - BASIC RESEARCH | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $3,200,000 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | — | 561790Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings | AC14NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Sep 9, 2021 | Sep 9, 2021 | Aug 23, 2024 | ||
| N21A-T015 | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $239,986 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | May 6, 2021 | Jun 7, 2021 | Dec 7, 2021 | ||
| 8507759296!SBIR PHASE I 20.2 6 MONTH POP FOR MESA PHOTONICS L202-011-0284 COLLIDER DAY | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $100,000 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC33NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Nov 24, 2020 | Nov 24, 2020 | May 23, 2021 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I AWARD | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $100,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ33 | Feb 11, 2020 | Mar 1, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | ||
| LASER COMPONENTS | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $25,820 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) | — | 334519Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | 6650OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES | Aug 17, 2018 | Aug 17, 2018 | Oct 17, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF MESA PHOTONICS PROPOSES AN OPTICAL GAS ANALYZERS SUITABLE FOR PLANETARY AND LUNAR MISSIONS THAT WILL BE SMALLER, MORE RUGGED, AND MORE RELIABLE THAN EXISTING TECHNOLOGY. THESE ARE POINT SENSORS FOR MEASUREMENTS WITHIN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES OR FOR ANALYSIS OF GASES COLLECTED DURING LUNAR ACTIVITIES. TARGET GASES INCLUDE CH4, CO2, CO, NH3, O2, C2H2, C2H4, H2S, AND H2O. THE INNOVATION USES OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY AT NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTHS. SENSITIVITIES WILL RANGE FROM 2 PPM FOR H2S (IN A 101 KPA MIXTURE) TO LESS THAN 1 PPB FOR HF. INSTRUMENTS WILL WEIGH LESS THAN 3KG, BE UNDER 1 LITER IN VOLUME, AND DRAW LESS THAN 10W. POWER CONSUMPTION COULD BE AS LOW AS 3W DEPENDING ON PLATFORM TEMPERATURE STABILIZATION. THE PHASE I PROJECT WILL TEST THE NEW TECHNIQUE BY (1)ASSEMBLING AND TESTING INSTRUMENTATION ELECTRONICS, (2)MEASURING DETECTION SENSITIVITY, PRECISION, DRIFT, LINEARITY AND DYNAMIC RANGE USING CH4 AS A REPRESENTATIVE GAS, (3)DEVELOP A NUMERICAL MODEL OF THE TECHNIQUE, AND (4)DETERMINE THE EXPECTED PHYSICAL AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSTRUMENTS THAT COULD USED ON PLANETARY MISSIONS AND LUNAR DEPLOYMENT. BASED ON THE MOST RECENT DECADAL SURVEY, POSSIBLE PLANETARY MISSIONS INCLUDE A DROPSONDE FOR STUDYING THE ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS, ANALYSIS OF TRACE GASES IN THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, CHARACTERIZATION OF ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION OF THE MOONS OF JUPITER AND SATURN, AND A DROPSONDE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE OF URANUS. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $124,954 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 31, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE, FAST, SENSITIVE AND SELECTIVE HYDRAZINE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR SPACECRAFT CABIN MONITORING APPLICATIONS. THE TARGET INSTRUMENT WILL BE COMPACT, ROBUST AND LOW-POWER WITH BATTERY-POWERED OPTION. THE TARGET HYDRAZINE LIMIT OF DETECTION IS<1 PPM, TIME RESPONSE 30 S OR BETTER. THE PHASE I PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED HYDRAZINE MEASUREMENT APPROACH AND WILL YIELD BENCHTOP TECHNOLOGY READY FOR TRANSITION TO A COMPACT STANDALONE PROTOTYPE IN PHASE II. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $125,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 29, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| FROG SCAN PULSE MEASUREMENT PLATFORM | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $22,300 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 333316 | 6760PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES | Jan 19, 2017 | Jan 19, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ATMOSPHERIC CLOUDS HAVE STRONG IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL RADIATIVE BUDGET. CLOUD'S RADIATIVE PROPERTIES ARE STRONGLY AFFECTED BY DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND NUMBER CONCENTRATION. THIS SBIR PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE, COMPACT AND INEXPENSIVE DROPLET MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (DMS), WHICH WILL PROVIDE IN SITU MEASUREMENT OF DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION AND DROPLET NUMBER CONCENTRATION IN CLOUDS. THE DMS WILL BE DESIGNED TO MEET THE DEMANDING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT ON SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL RESEARCH PLATFORMS INCLUDING BALLOONS, BLIMPS AND SMALL UAVS. THE PHASE I STUDY DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED METHOD, IDENTIFIED THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGES TO BE ADDRESSED IN PHASE II AND OUTLINED THE STRATEGY FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY. IN PHASE II A FLIGHT-READY COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOW-POWER PROTOTYPE SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND FIELD-TESTED. THE PHASE II DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE A SOLID BASIS FOR FURTHER COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $749,979 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 7, 2016 | Apr 7, 2016 | Apr 6, 2019 | ||
| FROG SCAN PULSE MEASUREMENT PLATFORM | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $18,532 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 6625ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES MEASURING AND TESTING INSTRUMENTS | Jan 29, 2016 | Jan 29, 2016 | Mar 30, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF MESA PHOTONICS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COLLEGE OF OPTICS AND PHOTONICS (CREOL) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A SPACESUIT GAS SENSOR BASED UPON ITS ENHANCED RAMAN GAS SENSOR (ERGS) TECHNOLOGY. THE GOAL A MOISTURE TOLERANT, DROP-IN REPLACEMENT FOR THE CURRENT CO2 SENSOR. PRELIMINARY WORK ACHIEVED DETECTION SENSITIVITIES FOR CO2, CH4, O2, AND N2 OF 1000, 300, 1000 AND 1500 PPM, RESPECTIVELY. ERGS REPORTS GAS PARTIAL PRESSURES DIRECTLY AND CAN OPERATE TOLERATE PURE OXYGEN. THE RESPONSE TO ALL GASES IS LINEAR FROM 0 TO 100%. NO CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES ARE REQUIRED AND ERGS IS SELF-CALIBRATING. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $124,950 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 8, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Jun 17, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF MESA PHOTONICS HAS DEVELOPED LASER-BASED GAS SENSOR TECHNOLOGY COMPATIBLE WITH UAV DEPLOYMENT. OUR AIRBORNE MULTI-GAS SENSOR (AMUGS) TECHNOLOGY IS BASED UPON TWO-TONE FREQUENCY-MODULATED SPECTROSCOPY (TT-FMS). TT-FMS RETAINS THE ADVANTAGES OF NEAR-INFRARED DIODE LASERS WHILE PUSHING DETECTION SENSITIVITY MORE THAN TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE CLOSER TO THE THEORETICAL LIMIT. PHASE I RESULTS DEMONSTRATED THAT LIGHTWEIGHT, LOW-POWER NEAR-INFRARED SYSTEMS CAN DELIVER SENSITIVITY COMPETITIVE WITH MID-INFRARED GAS ANALYZERS. THIS FACTOR IS IMPORTANT FOR UAV DEPLOYMENT BECAUSE NEAR-INFRARED SYSTEMS THAT USE FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS ARE ROBUST, VERSATILE, AND COST-EFFECTIVE. AMUGS USES AN OPEN PATH OPTICAL CELL THAT IS LIGHTER AND MORE ROBUST THAN INSTRUMENTS BASED ON CAVITY-ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY METHODS. IN, SENSITIVITY DEMONSTRATED IN PHASE I WAS A FACTOR OF 5-10X BETTER THAN ITS NEAREST COMPETING TECHNIQUES. BENCHTOP TT-FMS DELIVERED SENSITIVITIES AT 10 HZ OF 5 PPM FOR CO2 AND 12 PPB FOR CH4. PRECISION IMPROVED TO 1.5 PPM FOR CO2 AND 3.3 PPB FOR CH4 WITH 1 SEC OF SIGNAL AVERAGING. THE PHASE II TARGET IS TO DESIGN AND BUILD A FLIGHT-READY TT-FMS PROTOTYPE THAT MAINTAINS OR EXCEEDS THIS BENCHTOP DETECTION PRECISION. THE AMUGS PROTOTYPE WILL MEET 5 KG AND 50 W TARGETS AND WILL BE FLOWN ON AN ALL-ELECTRIC MODEL AIRCRAFT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS. THIS AIRBORNE TESTING WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE AMUGS TECHNOLOGY. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $749,468 | 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 | May 26, 2015 | Jul 27, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ATMOSPHERIC CLOUDS HAVE STRONG IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL RADIATIVE BUDGET. CLOUD'S RADIATIVE PROPERTIES ARE STRONGLY AFFECTED BY DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND NUMBER CONCENTRATION. THIS SBIR PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE, COMPACT AND INEXPENSIVE DROPLET MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (DMS), WHICH WILL PROVIDE IN SITU MEASUREMENT OF DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION AND DROPLET NUMBER CONCENTRATION IN CLOUDS. THE DMS WILL BE DESIGNED TO MEET THE DEMANDING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT ON SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS). PHASE I WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED METHOD AND YIELD BENCHTOP TECHNOLOGY READY FOR TRANSITION TO A UAS-COMPATIBLE PROTOTYPE IN PHASE II. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $125,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 22, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Dec 17, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF MESA PHOTONICS PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN AIRBORNE MULTI-GAS SENSOR (AMUGS) BASED UPON TWO-TONE, FREQUENCY MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY (TT-FMS). MESA PHOTONICS HAS DEVELOPED A FIBER-COUPLED IMPLEMENTATION OF TT-FMS THAT LEVERAGES TELECOMMUNICATIONS LASERS AS SOURCES AND WIFI ELECTRONICS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING. WITH THIS APPROACH, SENSITIVE TRACE GAS DETECTION IN A ROBUST, COMPACT AND LOW-POWER PACKAGE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. IN WORK TO-DATE, WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE CAPABILITY OF THIS TT-FMS CONCEPT IN A SINGLE CHANNEL. IN THE PROPOSED PROJECT, WE AIM TO DEMONSTRATE MULTIPLEXING OF TT-FMS TO PROVIDE SIMULTANEOUS, REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) AND METHANE (CH4). IN ADDITION TO DEMONSTRATING THE EXTENSIBILITY OF TT-FMS, THE PHASE I PROJECT WOULD ADDRESS KEY PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS ENCOUNTERED IN EARLY FEASIBILITY WORK. THE OBJECTIVES OF PHASE I ARE TO: - IMPLEMENT AND TEST POLARIZATION MANAGEMENT DURING PHASE MODULATION TO REDUCE BASELINE VARIATION INDUCED BY OBSERVED IN PREVIOUS WORK, - BUILD A TWO-CHANNEL TT-FMS WITH BREADBOARD COMPONENTS, - ESTABLISH BASELINE (SINGLE-CHANNEL) PERFORMANCE OF TT-FMS WHEN POLARIZATION MAINTAINING PHASE MODULATION IS INCLUDED, - CALIBRATE AND EVALUATE THE FULL AMGUS (TWO-CHANNEL, TT-FMS) APPARATUS. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF PHASE I OBJECTIVES WOULD YIELD A BENCHTOP TECHNOLOGY READY FOR TRANSITION TO A UAV-COMPATIBLE AMUGS PROTOTYPE IN PHASE II. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $124,984 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 9, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE PHASE II PROJECT WILL LEAD TO THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND FIELD-TESTING OF A PROTOTYPE PHOCS INSTRUMENT FOR ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN RETRIEVALS OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE. THE CARBON DIOXIDE WAVELENGTH RANGE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED TO ADD METHANE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MEASUREMENTS DEPENDING ON LASER PERFORMANCE. THE PROTOTYPE WILL INCLUDE THE IMPROVEMENT TO HETERODYNE SPECTROSCOPY INVENTED IN PHASE I. THE PROJECT WILL MOVE MESA PHOTONICS' TECHNOLOGY TOWARD COMMERCIALIZING COMPACT, PORTABLE INSTRUMENTS THAT COMBINE HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION WITH HIGH SENSITIVITY AND RAPID DATA ACQUISITION. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $748,977 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 23, 2014 | Apr 23, 2014 | Oct 31, 2017 | ||
| FROG SCAN ULTRA PLATFORM INCLUDES ONE CRYSTAL. 34 DEGREE, 30 MICRON THICK BBO CRYSTAL FOR 600 NM - 900 NM OPERATION. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $22,363 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Jul 11, 2013 | Jul 11, 2013 | Aug 23, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF MESA PHOTONICS PROPOSES DEVELOPMENT OF A PASSIVE OPTICAL SENSOR FOR SIMULTANEOUS HIGH-PRECISION MEASUREMENT OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE PROFILES WITHIN THE FULL ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN. THE APPROACH, WHICH IS BASED ON NEAR-INFRARED HETERODYNE SPECTROSCOPY USING SOLAR OCCULTATION (I.E., DIRECT SOLAR VIEWING), IS CALLED PRECISION HETERODYNE OXYGEN-CALIBRATED SPECTROMETER, OR PHOCS. OXYGEN MEASUREMENTS WILL PROVIDE DRY GAS CORRECTIONS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WILL DETERMINE ACCURATE TEMPERATURE PROFILES THAT, IN TURN, IMPROVE THE PRECISION OF THE CARBON DIOXIDE COLUMN RETRIEVALS TO BETTER THAN 1%. PLANNED INSTRUMENTS WILL COMPLEMENT RESULTS ANTICIPATED FROM THE ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY (OCO-2), ACTIVE SENSING OF CO2 EMISSIONS OVER NIGHTS, DAYS, AND SEASONS (ASCENDS), AND GROUND-BASED FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS. PHOCS INSTRUMENTS WILL BE SMALL (NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN A PAIR OF BINOCULARS), LIGHT WEIGHT, AND LOW POWER. IN KEEPING WITH ONE OF THE GOALS OF THIS SBIR TOPIC, PLANNED INSTRUMENTS WILL BE INITIALLY CONFIGURED FOR OPERATION ON THE GROUND, AND HAVE SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER (SWAP) CHARACTERISTICS SUITABLE FOR EASY GROUND MOBILITY AND WELL AS AIRBORNE OR SPACE-BORNE DEPLOYMENT. THE PHASE I PROJECT WILL TEST AN ALL-FIBER-OPTIC HETERODYNE RECEIVER THAT WILL SIMPLIFY OPTICAL DESIGN AND ENSURE LONG-TERM OPTICAL ALIGNMENT. OXYGEN MEASUREMENTS WILL USE THE NEAR-INFRARED BAND THE 1.27 MICRON WAVELENGTH REGION INSTEAD OF THE MORE COMMONLY USED BAND AT 0.76 MICRONS. THE LONGER WAVELENGTH BAND IS WEAKER; PRECISE LINESHAPES OF MANY INDIVIDUAL ROTATIONAL LINES WILL BE MEASUREABLE WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS DUE TO HIGHLY SATURATED ABSORBANCES OR INSTRUMENT LINE SHAPE FUNCTIONS (ILS). CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS WILL USE THE WELL-CHARACTERIZED BAND AT 1.57 MICRONS. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $124,310 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 23, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Nov 23, 2013 | ||
| A DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE TEMPRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AMPLIFIED PULSES EMITTED FROM TI:SAPPHIRE BASED LASER SYSTEM. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $17,484 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | — | 334510Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Jan 17, 2012 | Jan 17, 2012 | Mar 30, 2012 | ||
| A NEED EXISTS FOR ANALYZERS THAT CAN MEASURE TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN AIR ON BOARD SPACECRAFT. TOXIC GAS BUILDUP CAN ENDANGER THE CREW PARTICULARLY DURING LONG MISSIONS. SOME GASES ARE GENERATED BY PEOPLE AND EMITTED THROUGH THE SKIN OR BY EXHALATION. IN ADDITION TO CARBON DIOXIDE, THESE ANTHROPOGENIC GASES INCLUDE CARBON MONOXIDE, AMMONIA, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ACETALDEHYDE, AND METHANOL. PLASTICS USED IN THE SPACECRAFT CABIN CAN OUTGAS FORMALDEHYDE, AND HEAT EXCHANGERS CAN LEAK AMMONIA INTO BREATHING AIR. OVERHEATING ELECTRONICS CAN RELEASE CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND HYDROGEN FLUORIDE. THUS, CONTINUOUS AIR MONITORING IS REQUIRED. MESA PHOTONICS PROPOSES DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHLY MINIATURIZED, HIGHLY EFFICIENT FOURIER TRANSFORM (FT) SPECTROMETER FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF CONTAMINANT AIR. THE SPECTROMETER WILL BE ABLE TO DETECT A WIDE RANGE OF COMPOUNDS WITH RESPONSE TIMES OF ABOUT 30 SECONDS. OUR APPROACH COMBINES SEVERAL INNOVATIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO A RUGGED AND RELIABLE SPECTROMETER CAPABLE OF SPACE-BASED OPERATION AND HAVING A LONG SHELF LIFE. SPECTROMETERS WILL BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LAP-TOP COMPUTER, WEIGH ABOUT 4 KG, AND CONSUME ABOUT 10 W. MOST TARGET CONTAMINANTS WILL BE DETECTABLE AT PART-PER-MILLION OR LOWER CONCENTRATIONS. | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $99,999 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jan 27, 2010 | Jan 29, 2010 | Jul 29, 2010 | ||
| SPECTROMETER | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $4,120 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 334515Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals | 6625ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES MEASURING AND TESTING INSTRUMENTS | Dec 2, 2009 | Dec 2, 2009 | Dec 16, 2009 | ||
| FEMTOSECOND PULSE SYSTEM | MESA PHOTONICS LLC | $20,138 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 334519Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | 6650OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES | Sep 20, 2009 | Sep 20, 2009 | Nov 29, 2010 |