SBIR/STTR Research Award
Low-Loss Magnetless Optical Isolators for Quantum Integrated Photonics Applications
Award amount
$1,759,999Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- SRICO INC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-04-03
- Contract end date
- 2026-07-03
- UEI
- HT4ERWMHJKR8
- Solicitation number
- 23.3
- Topic code
- AF233-D029
Research abstract
Under this direct to Phase II (D2P2) proposal, SRICO shall develop an integrated optic 780 nm wavelength photonic isolator for quantum photonic applications. The isolator shall feature insertion loss < 3 dB, and isolation > 20 dB at 780 nm wavelength. An important aspect under this proposal shall be improving propagation and waveguide coupling loss for the 780 nm integrated optic device, using optimized waveguide design and mode conversion sections. Additional effort shall be focused on integration of optical polarization control elements, either on-chip, or via elements available through the AIM photonics platform. Successful completion of the effort shall pave the way for inclusion of the isolator device within the AIM Photonics process design kit (PDK) under Phase III transition efforts.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
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- Photonics-Based Optical Frequency Shifter in the Near-Infrared (NIR)
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- Spectral-Binning Focal Plane Array for Infrared Spectroscopy
- Tunable, Integrated Electro-optic Frequency Comb for Space-based Communications and Precision, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Applications
- Mapping Strain in Composite Materials using Terahertz Metamaterials
Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
80 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2025). Reported award amounts total $31,067,514. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy