PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF203-CSO1
PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $50,000. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $50,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF203-CSO1
- Solicitation
- X20.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2021-02-05 → 2021-05-03
Description
Pendar will address the unmet need for affordable and reliable high-power MWIR Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) sources for in the 3.8-4.2 microns spectral region which due to its high atmospheric transmission is critical for many DoD applications. Besides performance improvements, Pendar will address the reliability and manufacturing concerns that exist for QCL technology more generally. The goal is to reduce cost and increase lifetime for mid-infrared semiconductor lasers by advancing device design and fabrication & testing procedures.