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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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| FIBER-COUPLED PZT-TUNABLE SWIFT LASER/HO:YLF FIBER-COUPLED PZT-TUNABLE SWIFT LASER, 2052.92NM, >50MW CW SINGLE FREQUENCY | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $127,913 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5999MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 | Jan 30, 2026 | ||
| SBIR PHASE II, LONG-RANGE COMPACT ECONOMICAL LIDAR FOR WIND PROFILING | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $849,992 | 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 9, 2024 | Jul 9, 2024 | Jan 8, 2027 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I: LONG-RANGE COMPACT ECONOMICAL LIDAR FOR WIND PROFILING | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $149,986 | 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 18, 2023 | Aug 3, 2023 | Feb 2, 2024 | ||
| P3 - COMPACT POWER AMPLIFIER FOR HYBRID FIBER/BULK WIND LIDAR TRANSMITTERS | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $1,017,499 | 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 12, 2023 | Jul 12, 2023 | Oct 1, 2026 | ||
| THIS PURCHASE ORDER IS FOR WIND-SP INVAR OPTICAL BENCH AS PER ATTACHED QUOTE 7/06/2021...DELIVERY DATE: .OT1 PAYMENT-24 WEEKS AFTER ATP.OT2 PM1:-6 WEEKS AFTER ATP.OT2 PM2:-16 WEEKS AFTER ATP.OT2 PM3:-22 WEEKS AFTER ATP. | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $50,858 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | B599SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER | Aug 11, 2021 | Aug 10, 2021 | Jan 26, 2022 | ||
| COMPACT POWER AMPLIFIER FOR HYBRID FIBER/BULK WIND LIDAR TRANSMITTERS | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $1,124,919 | 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 28, 2021 | Jul 28, 2021 | Mar 31, 2025 | ||
| COMPACT TRANSMITTER FOR METHANE AND WIND MEASUREMENTS | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $124,951 | 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 7, 2021 | May 19, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | ||
| SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D-COMPACT EFFICIENT LADAR FOR TARGET DETECTION AND RANGING | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $1,497,936 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC23NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Mar 4, 2021 | Mar 4, 2021 | Nov 2, 2023 | ||
| AUTONOMOUS ALIGNMENT ADVANCEMENTS FOR EYE-SAFE COHERENT LIDAR | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $711,654 | 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 | Jan 26, 2021 | Jan 26, 2021 | Jan 25, 2025 | ||
| HIGH EFFICIENCY WIDE BANDWIDTH BALANCED DETECTOR/PREAMPLIFIER AT 2 MICRON WAVELENGTH | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $124,982 | 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 | ||
| COMPACT POWER AMPLIFIER FOR HYBRID FIBER/BULK WIND LIDAR TRANSMITTERS | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $124,951 | 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 12, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | ||
| PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $18,777 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | AA96 | Jun 23, 2020 | Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | ||
| SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT COMPACT EFFICIENT LADAR FOR TARGET DETECTION AND RANGING | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $149,857 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Nov 22, 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 | Apr 29, 2021 | ||
| DAWN ALIGNMENT ON-SITE CONSULTING | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $27,012 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | AJ91 | Nov 30, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | May 1, 2025 | ||
| IN THIS PROPOSAL WE DESCRIBE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SBIR PHASE 2 PROGRAM FOR A COMPACT 2-MICRON TRANSMITTER FOR REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS THAT PROGRESS THIS RESEARCH TO A PACKAGED PRODUCT AS A HIGH PERFORMANCE 2-MICRON LIDAR TRANSCEIVER. THIS EXTENSION PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY PROGRESS THE STUDY OF THE BASELINE PROGRAM TO THE PRODUCTION OF DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH THE NASA WIND-SP DEMONSTRATION ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCT APPLICATIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEM AND KEY COMPONENTS FOR LONG RANGE, EVENTUALLY SPACE-BASED, WIND MEASUREMENTS IS PROGRESSING VERY WELL UNDER THE EXISTING SBIR FUNDING. THIS ADDED PHASE 2E EFFORT WILL ALLOW BEYOND PHOTONICS TO BUILD AND TEST CRITICAL LIDAR COMPONENTS AND BUILD, ASSEMBLE, AND TEST THE TRANSCEIVER BENCH AND ENCLOSURE MODULES. | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $316,382 | 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 | Sep 27, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 | Aug 31, 2020 | ||
| LASER REPAIR | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $24,995 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | J059MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS | Sep 24, 2018 | Sep 24, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 | ||
| THIS IS FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND OVERSIGHT TO REMOUNT THE NASA/LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER SCANNER ON THE WINDTRACER LIDAR SHELTER, REMOUNT THE TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM, REALIGN TRANSCEIVER LASER BEAMS AND VALIDATE THE LIDAR INSTRUMENTATION FUNCTIONALITY. | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $25,128 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | J066MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT | Aug 29, 2018 | Aug 29, 2018 | Feb 29, 2020 | ||
| IN THIS PHASE II EFFORT WE PROPOSE TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS ALIGNMENT TECHNOLOGY ALLOWING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY FROM COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEMS AND DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNOLOGIES IN A WORKING COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEM. EYE-SAFE COHERENT LIDAR TECHNOLOGY HOLDS GREAT PROMISE OF MEETING NASA'S DEMANDING REMOTE 3D SPACE WINDS GOAL NEAR TERM. HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS, LONG-RANGE COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEMS MAY HOWEVER SUFFER SIGNIFICANT SIGNAL LOSS DUE TO ENVIRONMENT-INDUCED COMPONENT MISALIGNMENT, AS WELL AS VARYING RECEIVER LAG-ANGLE ALIGNMENT ERRORS IN SPACE-BASED PLATFORM APPLICATIONS. ALTHOUGH SUCH SYSTEMS CAN BE ENGINEERED WITH THE REQUIRED ALIGNMENT STABILITY, THE OVERALL SIZE, MASS, AND COST TO PRODUCE COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEMS WILL BENEFIT FROM INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE DESIGN THAT ALLOWS ALIGNMENT TO BE OPTIMIZED AUTOMATICALLY WHILE THE SYSTEM IS IN THE FIELD. AUTONOMOUS SPACE- AND AIR-BORNE LIDAR SYSTEMS WILL ESPECIALLY BENEFIT, WHERE MAINTAINING PEAK PERFORMANCE IS CRITICAL WITHOUT REGULAR HUMAN INTERVENTION. AUTO-ALIGNMENT TECHNOLOGIES WILL RESULT IN LOWER-COST LIDAR SENSORS WITH GREATER AUTONOMY AND LESS-EXOTIC OPTO-MECHANICS, SPURRING STRONG COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL DUE TO THE RAPID INTRODUCTION OF LIDAR SYSTEMS INTO THE COMMERCIAL MARKETPLACE FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS. THE TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT MAINTAINING LASER AND LIDAR ALIGNMENT ALSO HAS POTENTIAL TO CORRECT FOR RECEIVER LAG ANGLE IN FAST-SCANNING LONG-RANGE LIDAR SYSTEMS, WHICH WILL FACILITATE FASTER SCAN RATES, LARGER APERTURES, AND GREATER AREA COVERAGE RATE CAPABILITY. BEYOND PHOTONICS HAS A STRONG INTEREST IN SOLVING THESE TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS FOR RELEVANT GROUND-BASED, AIRBORNE, AND SPACE-BASED UNATTENDED LIDAR SYSTEMS. THIS PHASE II EFFORT WILL FURTHER MATURE AUTO-ALIGNMENT DESIGNS EXHIBITING A HIGH LEVEL OF SYNERGY BETWEEN NASA'S AND OTHER COMMERCIAL VENDORS REQUIREMENTS FOR LASER AUTO-ALIGNMENT, TRANSMIT/RECEIVE TRANSCEIVER AUTO-ALIGNMENT, AND RECEIVER LAG ANGLE COMPENSATION. | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $896,715 | 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 | Jun 12, 2018 | Jun 12, 2018 | Jun 28, 2022 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I IGF::OT::IGF | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $224,901 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC61 | May 24, 2018 | May 24, 2018 | May 24, 2019 | ||
| LASER REPAIR | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $23,500 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 335999All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | J099 | Apr 10, 2018 | Apr 10, 2018 | May 21, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE ADVANCED COHERENT DETECTION WIND SPACE PATHFINDER (WIND SP) LIDAR DIRECTLY ADVANCES THE OVERALL TECHNOLOGY MATURATION AND READINESS OF COHERENT DETECTION WIND MEASUREMENTS TOWARDS THE 3D GLOBAL WIND SPACE MISSION. IT REPRESENTS A MAJOR NEXT STEP THAT WILL RESULT IN A NEW INSTRUMENT THAT MATCHES FORM, FIT, AND FUNCTION OF THE LIDAR SUBSYSTEM WITH A SPACEREADY INSTRUMENT WHILE RETAINING APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT ACCESSIBILITY. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE WIND SPACE PATHFINDER ACTIVITY IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND DEMONSTRATE A NEXT GENERATION COHERENT DETECTION WIND LIDAR THAT REPRESENTS A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE WIND SPACE MISSION. | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $1,799,825 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 14, 2017 | Jun 14, 2017 | Feb 11, 2022 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF EYE-SAFE COHERENT LIDAR TECHNOLOGY HOLDS INCREASING PROMISE OF MEETING NASA'S DEMANDING REMOTE 3D SPACE WINDS GOAL NEAR TERM. HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS, LONG-RANGE COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEMS MAY SUFFER SIGNIFICANT SNR LOSS DUE TO ENVIRONMENT-INDUCED COMPONENT MISALIGNMENT. ALTHOUGH SYSTEMS CAN BE ENGINEERED WITH THE REQUIRED ALIGNMENT STABILITY, THE OVERALL SIZE, MASS, AND COST TO PRODUCE COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEMS WILL BENEFIT FROM INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE DESIGN THAT ALLOWS ALIGNMENT TO BE OPTIMIZED AUTOMATICALLY WHILE THE SYSTEM IS IN THE FIELD. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BENEFIT AUTONOMOUS AIRBORNE AND SPACE BASED LIDAR SYSTEMS WHERE MAINTAINING PEAK PERFORMANCE IS CRITICAL WITHOUT REGULAR HUMAN INTERVENTION. AUTO-ALIGNMENT TECHNOLOGIES WILL RESULT IN LOWER-COST SENSORS WITH GREATER AUTONOMY AND LESS-EXOTIC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, RESULTING IN HIGH COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL DUE TO THE RAPID INTRODUCTION OF LIDAR SYSTEMS INTO THE COMMERCIAL MARKETPLACE FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS. THE TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT MAINTAINING LASER AND LIDAR ALIGNMENT ALSO HAS POTENTIAL TO CORRECT FOR RECEIVER LAG ANGLE IN SCANNING LIDAR SYSTEMS, WHICH WILL FACILITATE FASTER SCAN RATES, LARGER APERTURES, AND GREATER AREA COVERAGE RATE CAPABILITY. BEYOND PHOTONICS HAS A STRONG INTEREST IN SOLVING THESE TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS FOR RELEVANT GROUND-BASED, AIRBORNE, AND SPACE-BASED UNATTENDED LIDAR SYSTEMS. THIS PHASE I EFFORT WILL INVESTIGATE AUTO-ALIGNMENT DESIGNS EXHIBITING A HIGH LEVEL OF SYNERGY BETWEEN NASA'S AND OTHER COMMERCIAL VENDOR'S REQUIREMENTS FOR LASER AUTO-ALIGNMENT, TRANSMIT/RECEIVE TRANSCEIVER AUTO-ALIGNMENT, AND LAG ANGLE COMPENSATION. | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $124,952 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 28, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF IN THIS PHASE II EFFORT WE PROPOSE TO WORK WITH NASA TO EXTEND THE PHASE I ACHIEVEMENTS, WHICH FOCUSED ON DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF VERY COMPACT MASTER AND LONG-PULSE SLAVE OSCILLATOR LASERS OPERATING NEAR 2.05 UM WAVELENGTH. BEYOND PHOTONICS LLC'S "SWIFT" LASER WAS MATURED AND LARGELY PRODUCTIZED, WITH AN INITIAL UNIT DELIVERED IN PHASE I. IN PARALLEL, CONCEPTUAL AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND RISK-REDUCTION OF A VERY COMPACT SHORT-CAVITY TM,HO:YLF Q-SWITCHED LASER WAS ACHIEVED, WHICH WILL BE EXTENDED SIGNIFICANTLY IN PHASE II AND RESULT IN A ROBUST INJECTION-SEEDED, ACTIVELY PULSE-STRETCHED PROTOTYPE. THE COMPACT TRANSMITTER WILL INCLUDE A "NANO-SWIFT" THAT WILL HAVE SIZE AND WEIGHT COMPARABLE TO A BUTTERFLYPACKAGED DFB DIODE LASER BUT WITH FAR BETTER FREQUENCY STABILITY AND HIGHER POWER. IN PHASE II WE WILL DEMONSTRATE OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS OF 32 MJ, 100 HZ PRF, AND 300-500 NS PULSE DURATIONS FROM THIS COMPACT ROBUST INJECTION-SEEDED TRANSMITTER. THIS MODERATE-PRF MODERATE-ENERGY TRANSMITTER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY SUITABLE FOR 3D WINDS FROM GROUND AND AIRBORNE PLATFORMS AND WITH CONTINUED TRL ADVANCEMENT EVENTUALLY SPACE PLATFORMS. THE TRANSMITTER WILL BE CAPABLE OF EFFICIENT OPERATION AT>4 W AVERAGE POWER AT LOWER PULSE ENERGIES AND HIGHER PRFS (E.G.. 1 -4 KHZ) WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR IPDA SPECTROSCOPY AND HARD TARGET MEASUREMENT LIDAR SYSTEMS OPERATING FROM SPACE (FOLLOWING AN APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING AND QUALIFICATION EFFORT) USING EITHER COHERENT OR DIRECT DETECTION WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART LOW-NOISE DIRECT DETECTORS. THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP COMPACT, EFFICIENT, AND RELIABLE PULSED AND CW LASERS AND LIDAR TRANSMITTERS FOR FUTURE NASA MISSIONS. SPECIFICALLY, WE ADDRESS NEEDS DESCRIBED FOR 3D WINDS, ATMOSPHERIC CO2 AND H20 CONCENTRATION SENSING IN THE 2.05 UM REGION; BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT SUCH INNOVATIONS CAN BE READILY APPLIED TO TRANSMITTER LASER OPERATION AT OTHER IR AND SWIR WAVELENGTHS AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENTS. | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $937,394 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Mar 30, 2017 | Mar 30, 2017 | Oct 1, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TECHNICAL CONSULTING FOR THE DAWN'S LIDAR SYSTEM EFFICIENCY (LSE) | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $40,640 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | AR32 | Dec 5, 2016 | Dec 5, 2016 | Sep 30, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF EVEN THOUGH GASEOUS METHANE (CH4) IS A COMPARATIVELY SPARSE CONSTITUENT IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, IT IS THE THIRD MOST IMPACTFUL GREENHOUSE GAS AFTER WATER VAPOR AND CARBON DIOXIDE, AND THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF ANTHROPOGENIC DRIVERS. METHANE IS SOME 60 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN CO2 IN ABSORBING LONG-WAVELENGTH RADIATION, BECAUSE THE METHANE ABSORPTION LINES IN THAT PART OF THE SPECTRUM ARE LESS SATURATED AND HAVE LESS OVERLAP WITH WATER VAPOR LINES. NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SOURCES OF METHANE CONTINUE TO DOMINATE, BUT ARE DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE AND QUANTIFY. WORLD-WIDE, RICE CULTIVATION, BIOMASS BURNING, RUMINANT FARM ANIMALS, AND FOSSIL FUEL MINING AND USAGE HAVE LONG BEEN THE MOST POWERFUL DRIVERS, BUT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE THESE SOURCES COULD BE DWARFED IN THE FUTURE BY THE RELEASE OF ENORMOUS QUANTITIES OF METHANE FROM MELTING PERMAFROST AND/OR METHANE HYDRATES CURRENTLY BURIED DEEP IN OCEAN SEDIMENT. INNOVATIVE NEW REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES NEED TO ADDRESS THE ATMOSPHERIC METHANE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT PROBLEM FOR NASA AND OTHER APPLICATIONS. BEYOND PHOTONICS PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE SPECIFIC VERY COMPACT PULSED LIDAR DESIGNS NEAR THE 1.645-MICRON WAVELENGTHS OF INTEREST BY NASA FOR ATMOSPHERIC METHANE (CH4) AND POTENTIALLY WATER VAPOR IN THE SAME NOMINAL WAVELENGTH REGION. SPECIFICALLY, METHANE CONCENTRATION FROM MODERATE-SIZED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES OF NASA'S CHOICE WILL BE A FOCUS; THIS APPLICATION PUTS PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON DECREASING SIZE, WEIGHT, AND PRIME POWER (SWAP) AND ELIMINATING ACTIVE LASER COMPONENT COOLING. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON ENSURING THAT THE LIDAR DESIGNS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH SCALING TO SPACE QUALIFICATION IN FUTURE SUCH PROGRAMS. EMPHASIS WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON TECHNICAL APPROACHES WITH GOOD OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF PULSE ENERGY AND DURATION, FREQUENCY AGILITY, AND APPLICATION TO OTHER IR AND SWIR WAVELENGTHS. | BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC | $124,926 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 12, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Dec 10, 2016 |