Federal Contractor Profile
Aosense, INC.
$55M obligated·67 awards·5 agencies·7 NAICS
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| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $134K |
| May 22, 2019 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | N0001418C1028 | 541715 | SENSORS FOR ATOMIC INERTIAL NAVIGATION AND TIMING (SAINT) | $5K |
| May 1, 2019 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | N0001418C1028 | 541715 | SENSORS FOR ATOMIC INERTIAL NAVIGATION AND TIMING (SAINT) | $255K |
| Apr 4, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945318C0024 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF "COMPACT PERCISION ATOMIC CLOCK" | $19K |
| Feb 14, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $54K |
| Jan 9, 2019 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | N0001418C1028 | 541715 | SENSORS FOR ATOMIC INERTIAL NAVIGATION AND TIMING (SAINT) | $1.0M |
| Oct 24, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $15K |
| Sep 27, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $9K |
| Sep 27, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX16CG66C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF AOSENSE WILL BUILD AND TEST AN INTEGRATED ULTRASTABLE LASER MODULE CAPABLE OF REACHING A SHORT-TERM INSTABILITY OF<5E-15 @ 1S. THE FLEXIBLE DESIGN WILL ALLOW THE MODULE TO BE ADAPTED FOR SEVERAL RELEVANT OPTICAL CLOCK WAVELENGTHS WHICH UTILIZE EXTERNAL CAVITY DIODE LASERS. THE FIRST UNIT WILL OPERATE AT 698 NM TO ADDRESS THE SR CLOCK TRANSITION. | $500K |
| Aug 24, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18C0158 | 541715 | ATOM INTERFEROMETRY GRAVITY GRADIOMETER (AIGG) IS ENABLING TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF ORBITAL GRAVITATIONAL MAPPING OF EARTH AND PLANETARY TARGETS. THESE DEVICES ENABLE MEASUREMENTS WAY BEYOND CLASSICAL DEVICES. SPECIFICALLY CENTRAL PART OF ATOM INTERFEROMETRY RELIES ON TWO PHOTON BRAGG PROCESS. THE ADVANCEMENTS IN PHASE II-X SBIR ALLOWS FABRICATION OF STABILIZED COMPACT LASER AT 852 NM. THIS PHASE II-X LASER WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO A FUNCTIONAL INSTRUMENT (AIGG) TO PERFORM FUNCTIONAL TESTING. THE INTEGRATION OF THIS LASER WILL ENABLE THE AIGG TO ACHIEVE HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION, HIGH SENSITIVITIES AND SPECTRAL PURITY REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT GENERATION EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE APPLICATIONS. | $250K |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833518C0557 | 541715 | PROGRESS REPORT | $125K |
| Jul 25, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P2050 | 541715 | AOSENSE PROPOSES TO DEVELOP LASER AMPLIFIER MODULES FOR COLD-ATOM OPTICAL SYSTEMS. THE DEVICE WOULD DELIVER>1 W OF OPTICAL POWER AT 852 NM BY FIBER WHEN PAIRED WITH AN APPROPRIATE NARROW-LINEWIDTH MASTER LASER OSCILLATOR. A KEY FEATURE IS THE INTEGRATION OF A TAPERED AMPLIFIER WITH AOSENSE-PROPRIETARY COMPACT, HIGH-TRANSMISSION OPTICAL ISOLATORS, YIELDING A FIBER-IN, FIBER-OUT PACKAGE WITH DIMENSIONS OF 50 MM X 50 MM X 35 MM OR SMALLER. THIS AMPLIFIER MODULE HAS BROAD APPLICABILITY TO ATOM INTERFEROMETERS AND ATOMIC CLOCKS, BUT IT WOULD BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORBITAL SENSORS LIKE ATOM INTERFEROMETER GRAVITY GRADIOMETERS (AIGGS). SUCH SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY UTILIZE ADVANCED ATOM-OPTIC LASER PULSE SEQUENCES, WHICH REQUIRE MORE LASER POWER TO MITIGATE ATOM LOSSES AND ACHIEVE HIGH SENSITIVITY. | $124K |
| Jul 10, 2018 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | 140D6318C0017 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF - DARPA-BAA-HR001117S0025 AMBIIENT PROGRAM - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY OFFICE | $1.2M |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945318C0024 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF "COMPACT PERCISION ATOMIC CLOCK" | $240K |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Department of DefenseNAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS | N0003918C0011 | 541715 | VAPOR WITH PULSED OPTICAL READOUT CLOCK | $2.9M |
| May 24, 2018 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | N0001418C1028 | 541715 | SENSORS FOR ATOMIC INERTIAL NAVIGATION AND TIMING (SAINT) | $548K |
| May 8, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18C0034 | 541715 | PRECISION NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) IS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE. GIVEN THE HIGH LAUNCH COST AND SHIFT TOWARD SMALLER PAYLOADS, REDUCING THE SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER (SWAP) OF SPACE-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEMS IS A CRITICAL NEED. ATOM-INTERFEROMETRIC INERTIAL SENSORS HAVE DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OVER CONVENTIONAL INERTIAL DEVICES OWING TO THE INTRINSIC STABILITY OF ATOMIC SYSTEMS. CENTRAL TO MAKING COLD ATOM SENSORS PRACTICAL IS THEIR ABILITY TO RELIABLY OPERATE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS WITHOUT USER INTERVENTION. CURRENT LASER DIODES, WHICH ARE AT THE HEART OF ATOMIC SENSORS, SUFFER FROM POWER DEGRADATION AND MODE HOPS ON TIMESCALES INCOMPATIBLE WITH LONG TERM DEPLOYMENT. BECAUSE THESE PROPERTIES ARE INHERENT TO THE DIODES, IT IS PRUDENT TO CIRCUMVENT THESE PROBLEMS WITH DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOLS AIMED AT EARLY DETECTION AND ACTION. DIODES CLOSE TO MODE HOPPING CAN BE TEMPORARILY TAKEN OFFLINE TO TUNE AWAY THE MODE HOP VIA CURRENT AND TEMPERATURE. DIODES WITH DEGRADED POWER CAN BE TAKEN OFFLINE ENTIRELY IN FAVOR OF A HEALTHY DIODE. THIS APPROACH WILL PROVIDE A ROBUST, WAVELENGTH-AGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE TO DELIVER RELIABLE, LONG-LIVED LASER SOURCES AT ATOM SENSOR-RELEVANT WAVELENGTHS. AOSENSE PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A COLD ATOM LASER MODULE (CALM) CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING A BROAD RANGE OF ATOMIC SENSORS. DEVELOPMENT OF THE CALM LASER MODULE WILL RESULT IN A RUGGEDIZED AND RELIABLE LASER SOURCE CAPABLE OF AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING AN ATOM-BASED SENSOR WITHIN THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT. SUCH AN EFFORT WOULD ENABLE SPACE-BASED APPLICATIONS FOR ATOMIC SENSORS SUCH AS IMUS, CLOCKS, AND MAGNETOMETERS, OPENING UP SIGNIFICANT MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DEFENSE AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS. | $749K |
| Apr 23, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $150K |
| Mar 26, 2018 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | 140D6318C0017 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF - DARPA-BAA-HR001117S0025 AMBIIENT PROGRAM - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY OFFICE | $242K |
| Mar 9, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $41K |
| Feb 28, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865013C7327 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF CHIP SCALE COMBINATORAL ATOMIC NAVIGATOR CSCAN | $455 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $125K |
| Jan 25, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865013C7327 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF CHIP SCALE COMBINATORAL ATOMIC NAVIGATOR CSCAN | $164K |
| Jan 9, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $60K |
| Dec 11, 2017 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | N0001415C5022 | 541712 | IGF::CT::IGF ONRBAA15-001 LONG RANGE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | $389K |
| Dec 10, 2017 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | 140D6318C0017 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF - DARPA-BAA-HR001117S0025 AMBIIENT PROGRAM - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY OFFICE | $682K |
| Dec 6, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $120K |
| Sep 26, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $90K |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-RSA | W31P4Q17C0109 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF DARPA SBIR PHASE II FOR THE STATEMENT OF WORK ENTITLED, "CALCIUM SLOW BEAM OPTICAL CLOCK (CASBOC)." | $750K |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865015C7531 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STOIC - RACK-MOUNT OPTICAL CLOCK (ROC) | $1.3M |
| Jul 31, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $209K |
| Jul 31, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945317C0470 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF "TRANSVERSELY-COOLED ATOMIC INERTIAL NAVIGATOR (TRAIN)" | $750K |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865015C7531 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STOIC - RACK-MOUNT OPTICAL CLOCK (ROC) | $290K |
| Jul 5, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945316C0491 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SEVERE-ENVIRONMENT COLD-ATOM NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES | $167K |
| Jun 30, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14CR61C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS. | $225K |
| Jun 9, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CG26P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF PRECISION NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) IS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE. GIVEN THE HIGH LAUNCH COST AND SHIFT TOWARD SMALLER PAYLOADS, REDUCING THE SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER (SWAP) OF SPACE-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEMS IS A CRITICAL NEED. ATOM-INTERFEROMETRIC INERTIAL SENSORS HAVE DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OVER CONVENTIONAL INERTIAL DEVICES OWING TO THE INTRINSIC STABILITY OF ATOMIC SYSTEMS. CENTRAL TO MAKING COLD ATOM SENSORS PRACTICAL IS THEIR ABILITY TO RELIABLY OPERATE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS WITHOUT USER INTERVENTION. CURRENT LASER DIODES, WHICH ARE AT THE HEART OF ATOMIC SENSORS, SUFFER FROM POWER DEGRADATION AND MODE HOPS ON TIMESCALES INCOMPATIBLE WITH LONG TERM DEPLOYMENT. BECAUSE THESE PROPERTIES ARE INHERENT TO THE DIODES, IT IS PRUDENT TO CIRCUMVENT THESE PROBLEMS WITH DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOLS AIMED AT EARLY DETECTION AND ACTION. DIODES CLOSE TO MODE HOPPING CAN BE TEMPORARILY TAKEN OFFLINE TO TUNE AWAY THE MODE HOP VIA CURRENT AND TEMPERATURE. DIODES WITH DEGRADED POWER CAN BE TAKEN OFFLINE ENTIRELY IN FAVOR OF A HEALTHY DIODE. THIS APPROACH WILL PROVIDE A ROBUST, WAVELENGTH-AGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE TO DELIVER RELIABLE, LONG-LIVED LASER SOURCES AT ATOM SENSOR-RELEVANT WAVELENGTHS. AOSENSE PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A COLD ATOM LASER MODULE (CALM) CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING A BROAD RANGE OF ATOMIC SENSORS. PHASE I WILL FOCUS ON ADDRESSING LASER SOURCE RELIABILITY. WE WILL IDENTIFY AND TEST AND CANDIDATE LASER DIODES TO IDENTIFY OPTIMAL SOURCES. IN PARALLEL, AOSENSE WILL DEVELOP PROTOCOLS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL DIODE FAILURE AND SEAMLESSLY SWITCH TO A HEALTHY DIODE. DEVELOPMENT OF THE CALM LASER MODULE WILL RESULT IN A RUGGEDIZED AND RELIABLE LASER SOURCE CAPABLE OF AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING AN ATOM-BASED SENSOR WITHIN THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT. SUCH AN EFFORT WOULD ENABLE SPACE-BASED APPLICATIONS FOR ATOMIC SENSORS SUCH AS IMUS, CLOCKS, AND MAGNETOMETERS, OPENING UP SIGNIFICANT MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DEFENSE AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS. | $125K |
| May 30, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CG11C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF AOSENSE PROPOSES A FREE-SPACE, TWO-WAY OPTICAL TIME TRANSFER SYSTEM COMPATIBLE WITH GLOBAL-SCALE SYNCHRONIZATION OF CURRENT-GENERATION OPTICAL ATOMIC CLOCKS. IN PHASE I, WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE REQUISITE PERFORMANCE USING EXISTING HARDWARE COUPLED WITH OFF-THE-SHELF CONTROL ELECTRONICS. BASED ON OUR RESULTS, WE HAVE DESIGNED A FULLY-INTEGRATED MODULE CAPABLE OF DISSEMINATING TIMING SIGNALS WITH SUB-FEMTOSECOND ERROR FROM 1-10,000 S. IN PHASE II, WE WILL PACKAGE THE DEVICE AND DELIVER IT FOR EXTERNAL TESTING. OUR SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE GROUND-TO-SATELLITE SYNCHRONIZATION A MILLION-FOLD OVER CURRENT RF-BASED TIME TRANSFER SYSTEMS, ENABLING APPLICATIONS INCLUDING CLOCK-BASED GEODESY, VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY, COHERENT LIDAR ARRAYS, AND TESTS OF GENERAL RELATIVITY. THE PHASE I BREADBOARD DEMONSTRATION PERFORMANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH A TIMING JITTER OF 3 FS @ 1S AND INTEGRATES DOWN TO 700 AS AT 30 SECONDS. THE CORRESPONDING FRACTIONAL TIMING INSTABILITY IS 3 X 10^-15 @ 1 SECOND, WHICH FLICKERS AT 2.7 X 10^-17 OUT TO 2000 SECONDS. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SYSTEMATIC EFFECTS THAT LIMIT BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERM STABILITY AND INCORPORATED THE IMPROVEMENTS INTO THE PHASE II DESIGN. WITH THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WE EXPECT A 10X IMPROVEMENT IN BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERMS STABILITY OF THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WE REVIEWED AND FORMALIZED THE LASER DRIVER AND CONTROL ELECTRONICS SPECIFICATIONS. THE INITIAL SCHEMATIC CAPTURE FOR CRITICAL ANALOG SUB SECTIONS WAS COMPLETED AND A SUITABLE FPGA/MICROPROCESSOR COMBINATION WAS CHOSEN TO CONTROL THE SYSTEM AND PROCESS THE TIMING INFORMATION. BASED ON THESE DESIGNS, POWER AND SIZE ESTIMATES WERE USED TO COMPLETE THE MECHANICAL ENCLOSURE MODEL FOR THE TIME-TRANSFER SYSTEM. FOR MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN THE FINAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE OVERALL FREE-SPACE TIME TRANSFER SYSTEM, EACH FREQUENCY COMB SUB-UNIT THAT INCLUDES THE LASER AND CONTROL ELECTRONICS WILL BE HOUSED IN A 1U RACK MOUNT ENCLOSURE. | $749K |
| Mar 7, 2017 | Department of Homeland SecurityDOM NUCLEAR DETECT OFF ACQ DIV | HSHQDN16C00002 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IGF::OT::IGF NEW SBIR PHASE II CONTRACT | $297K |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | N0001415C5022 | 541712 | IGF::CT::IGF ONRBAA15-001 LONG RANGE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | $771K |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | IND15PC00053 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF PORTABLE COLD ATOM FREQUENCY STANDARD FOR FIELD APPLICATION. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 14.1 PHASE II. | $499K |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865015C7531 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STOIC - RACK-MOUNT OPTICAL CLOCK (ROC) | $517K |
| Dec 7, 2016 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | N0001415C5022 | 541712 | IGF::CT::IGF ONRBAA15-001 LONG RANGE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | $220K |
| Nov 29, 2016 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865013C7327 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF CHIP SCALE COMBINATORAL ATOMIC NAVIGATOR CSCAN | $180K |
| Nov 15, 2016 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865015C7531 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STOIC - RACK-MOUNT OPTICAL CLOCK (ROC) | $475K |
| Nov 10, 2016 | Department of DefenseDEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY | HR001109C0116 | 541712 | COMPLETE THE TASKINGS FOR THE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE ATOMIC SENSORS (HIDRA) PROGRAM. | $645K |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NIST | DOCSB134117SU0021 | 541712 | LASER DIODE CONTROLLER | $5K |
| Sep 29, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX16CG66C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF AOSENSE WILL BUILD AND TEST AN INTEGRATED ULTRASTABLE LASER MODULE CAPABLE OF REACHING A SHORT-TERM INSTABILITY OF<5E-15 @ 1S. THE FLEXIBLE DESIGN WILL ALLOW THE MODULE TO BE ADAPTED FOR SEVERAL RELEVANT OPTICAL CLOCK WAVELENGTHS WHICH UTILIZE EXTERNAL CAVITY DIODE LASERS. THE FIRST UNIT WILL OPERATE AT 698 NM TO ADDRESS THE SR CLOCK TRANSITION. | $750K |
| Sep 23, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG16VK17P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ANALYTICAL SERVICES. | $35K |
| Sep 13, 2016 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NIST | DOCSB134116SU0824 | 334516 | EXTERNAL CAVITY DIODE LASER | $14K |
| Sep 1, 2016 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | N0001413C0266 | 541712 | RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL LATTICES FOR ULTRACOLD ATOMS (N2-4429) | $244K |
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