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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Secure Optical Quantum Communications (LEW-TOPS-108)
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Synopsis: 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: NA...
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-108
If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this SAM.gov notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/.
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 patented secure optical quantum communications technology. Managed by NASA's Technology Transfer Program under solicitation number T2P-GRC-00133, this opportunity involves technology LEW-TOPS-108 developed at the Glenn Research Center. The agency may issue license rights on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis for specific fields of use, though no federal funding is provided to licensees. This special notice is classified under NAICS 927110 Space Research and Technology and PSC 9999 Miscellaneous Items.
The technology utilizes a method of generating entangled-photon pairs to produce secure mobile communications requiring only milliwatts of power. This system is designed to be small and portable, producing entangled-photon pairs significantly more efficiently than conventional Argon-ion laser sources. By detecting small temporal shifts between photons, the method maintains a high signal-to-noise ratio in noisy free space and fiber-optic environments. Originally intended for micro-robots in deep space exploration, the technology is applicable to terrestrial, scientific, and military fields, including satellite communications. Interested parties must submit license applications through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System by the response deadline of July 17, 2026.
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