SBIR/STTR Research Award
Photonically-Integrated Rubidium Atomic Navigator (PIRANa)
Award amount
$139,940Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- VECTOR ATOMIC INC
- Proposal award date
- 2020-06-01
- Contract end date
- 2020-11-30
- UEI
- XKE2WAAMTLQ9
- Solicitation number
- 20.1
- Topic code
- N201-082
Research abstract
Vector Atomic will design an ultra-compact rubidium gyroscope-accelerometer using a low-risk integrated photonics solution that supports aggressive miniaturization, low manufacturing cost, and high reliability. The Photonically-Integrated Rubidium Atomic Navigator (PIRANa) can provide strategic-grade performance at navigation-grade sensor size and cost.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Gravimeter using Rubidium Atoms with Vibration-immunity for Maritime and Airborne Platforms (GRAVMAP)
- Tunable, Integrated Comb for Timing and Communications (TIC TAC)
- Iodine Clock with Acceleration- and Radiation-tolerance for Use in Space (ICARUS)
- Synthesis and Transmission of Absolutely Referenced Broadband Ultrastable Radiation for Synchronization and Timing (STARBURST)
- Miniature Iodine Nanosecond Timekeeper (MINT)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Photonic Integrated Circuit for Compact Atomic-Raman Devices (PICCARD)
- Photonic Integrated Circuit for Compact Atomic-Raman Devices (PICCARD)
Research funding history
24 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2025). Reported award amounts total $27,832,971. 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