FIREFLY PHOTONICS LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF171-015
FIREFLY PHOTONICS 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 $150,000. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF171-015
- Solicitation
- 2017.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- IA
- Period
- 2017-08-28 → 2018-03-29
Description
The primary objective of this project is to improve the efficiency of large-format mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) light emitting diode (LED) arrays for infrared scene projector applications. While LED technologies have shown great