ADVANCED NANOPHOTONICS, LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: FY26 SBIR PHASE III - ADVANCED NANOPHOTONICS, LLC - NEXT GEN COMPONENTS FOR EXOPLANET DETE
ADVANCED NANOPHOTONICS, LLC — SBIR Phase III award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing ADVANCED NANOPHOTONICS, LLC at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
- Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
- Obligated amount $283,046. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Microelectronics. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Advanced Nanophotonics, LLC won a $283,046 NASA Phase III SBIR award to develop microshutters for next-generation space instruments. The work supports exoplanet detection and characterization for the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
- Amount
- $283,046
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- MD
- Period
- 2026-07-30 → 2028-07-29
Technology domains
Description
FY26 SBIR PHASE III - ADVANCED NANOPHOTONICS, LLC - NEXT GEN COMPONENTS FOR EXOPLANET DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION TECHNOLOGIES -MICROSHUTTER DEVELOPMENT FOR HWO