DOD · Air Force Open SBIR · Phase I
DAF26BZ06-NV034

Low Noise & Low-SWaP High-Repetition Rate Mode-Locked Lasers for High-Speed Photonics

Parent BAA: DoW SBIR 2026 BAA · Release 6
Opens
Sep 23, 2026
Closes
Oct 21, 2026
Deadline
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Component
Air Force
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Projected CMMC Level Requirement

Level 2 (Self)

Technology Areas

  • Electronics
  • Materials
  • Sensors

Modernization Priorities

  • Advanced Materials
  • Integrated Sensing and Cyber
  • Microelectronics

Keywords

  • CO₂ Mode-Locked Lasers
  • Frequency Combs
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Infrared
  • InP
  • GaSb
  • MOCVD
  • MBE

Objective Summary

Develop compact low-SWaP optically- or electrically-pumped mode-locked lasers in the near-infrared (NIR) to short-wave infrared (SWIR) capable of operating at repetition rates between 6 and 12 GHz.

The full objective, description, Phase I, II and III requirements and evaluation criteria are in the official topic on DSIP.

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