AOSENSE, INC. — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: AF20A-T001
AOSENSE, INC. — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
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- Amount
- $149,896
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF20A-T001
- Solicitation
- 20.A
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2020-06-15 → 2020-11-15
Description
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.