SBIR-STTR Award

Transportable Rugged Crystalline Silicon Reference (TRuCR)
Award last edited on: 9/20/2021

Sponsored Program
STTR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$1,649,828
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF20A-T001
Principal Investigator
Miao Zhu

Company Information

AOSense Inc

929 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
   (408) 735-9500
   sales@aosense.com
   www.aosense.com

Research Institution

University of Colorado - Boulder

Phase I

Contract Number: FA9453-20-P-0103
Start Date: 6/15/2020    Completed: 11/15/2020
Phase I year
2020
Phase I Amount
$149,896
Crystalline silicon cavities serve as ultralow-phase-noise optical local oscillators for optical atomic frequency standards and can support the realization of optical timescales. While a JILA/PTB team has built and tested several silicon cavities over the past decade, similar cavities are not readily available to other potential users. We propose to combine AOSense’s expertise in laser-frequency stabilization and optomechanical, thermal, and packaging engineering together with University of Colorado Boulder’s expertise in building silicon cavities to assess the feasibility and plan the development of a transportable, rugged, silicon cavity.

Phase II

Contract Number: FA8649-21-P-0954
Start Date: 3/18/2021    Completed: 9/19/2022
Phase II year
2021
Phase II Amount
$1,499,932
Crystalline silicon cavities serve as ultralow-phase-noise optical local oscillators for optical atomic frequency standards and can support the realization of optical timescales. While a JILA/PTB team has built and tested several silicon cavities over th