SURFACE OPTICS CORPORATION — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: HIGH-DYNAMIC-RANGE POLARIMETRIC NEAR INFRARED BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCT
SURFACE OPTICS CORPORATION — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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 $224,998. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Surface Optics Corporation received about $225,000 from NASA for a Phase I project to build a specialized measurement system. The tool will analyze how near-infrared light reflects off coatings used on space instruments to reduce stray light problems.
- Amount
- $224,998
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Space & Satellite Sensors & Sensor Fusion Materials & Manufacturing
Description
PHASE I SBIR - HIGH-DYNAMIC-RANGE POLARIMETRIC NEAR INFRARED BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION SYSTEM FOR SPACE-INSTRUMENT COATINGS AND STRAY-LIGHT SUPPRESSION