TAU TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: AF22D-T003

TAU TECHNOLOGIES LLC — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Phase I STTR 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.
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  • Obligated amount $149,979. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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Amount
$149,979
Agency
Department of Defense · Air Force
Program / Phase
STTR · Phase I
Topic
AF22D-T003
Solicitation
22.D
NAICS
Place of performance
NM
Period
2023-06-02 → 2024-03-05

Description

Tau Technologies’ proposed approach is based on a single-ended eye-safe pulsed laser Rayleigh guide star source with the employment of an SLM (Spatial Light Modulator) to form a dynamic Hartman-Shack turbulence sensor.  This system results in turbulence s