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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Optical De-Multiplexing Method for QKD Encryption (LEW-TOPS-163)
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NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: NASA inventors have develo...
View moreTo express interest in this licensing opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LEW-TOPS-163
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These responses are provided to members of NASA’s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is soliciting inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market a space-and-wave (SAW) division method for de-multiplexing low-energy quantum key distribution (QKD) photons. Developed by NASA inventors, this technology enables the de-multiplexing of simultaneously transmitted optical data and built-in photonic QKD encryption keys from high-energy free-space optical transmissions. The method utilizes a double-clad fiber optic cable and optimized wavelengths to create a diffraction pattern that focuses QKD photons onto the core while directing the higher energy signal to the cladding. This approach allows for the transmission of encryption keys using weak coherent pulsed light and is applicable to any free-space optical communications.
This special notice, identified by solicitation number T2P-GRC-00135, falls under NAICS 927110 for Space Research and Technology and PSC 9999 for Miscellaneous Items. NASA’s Technology Transfer Program may issue license rights on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis for specific fields of use, though no funding is provided in conjunction with these potential licenses. Responses are intended to promote public awareness and conduct market research to determine interest in future licensing; no follow-on procurement is expected to result from this notice. Interested parties must submit applications through the Automated Technology Licensing Application System by the response deadline of July 17, 2026.
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