AOSense: Prime Awards

All 95 federal prime contract awards since FY2008, $114M obligated, including subsidiaries. Largest obligation first.

Awards 1–95 of 95 · page 1 of 1

Complete the Taskings for the High Dynamic Range Atomic Sensors (Hidra) Program.Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · USAspending ↗
$25.1MSep 3, 2009
IGF::OT::IGF Stoic - Rack-mount Optical Clock (Roc)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$12.9MJun 9, 2015
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir Phase III Award. Phase I/ii Awarded Under NNX13CG02C Cold Atom Gravity Gradiometer for Geodesy: the Contractor Shall Design, Construct, and Optimize A High-performance Gravity Gradiometer Based on Light-pulse Atom Interferometry. the Contractor Shall Build and Test A Second Prototype Zero-dead-time (Zdt) Absolute Gravimeter. the Instruments in This Phase III Effort Takes Advantage of Technologies Developed Under NASA Sbir Phase I and Phase II Programs.NASA · USAspending ↗
$8.1MAug 25, 2014
IGF::OT::IGF Chip Scale Combinatoral Atomic Navigator CscanU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$7.3MApr 4, 2013
Quantum Assisted Sensing and Readout (Quasar) Program. the Purpose of the Program Is to Analyze, Design, Build and Demonstrate A Completely New Type of Optical Atomic Frequency Standard Based on A Laser Cooled Slow Atomic Beam of Alkaline-earth Atoms.Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · USAspending ↗
$6.5MApr 25, 2011
Compact High Performance Atom Interferometer for Navigation (Chain)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$4.4MOct 18, 2010
IGF::CT::IGF ONRBAA15-001 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (Baa) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and TechnologyU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$3.3MJul 1, 2015
Vapor with Pulsed Optical Readout ClockU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$2.9MJun 22, 2018
Sensors for Atomic Inertial Navigation and Timing (Saint)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$2.4MMay 24, 2018
Sbir Phase III - Quantum Gravity Gradiometer (Qgg) Atomic Physics Package (App) Technology Maturation and Design Using Free-space Ultra-cold Rb SourceNASA · USAspending ↗
$2.4MAug 23, 2024
IGF::OT::IGF - DARPA-BAA-HR001117S0025 Ambiient Program - Research and Development Contract Microsystems Technology OfficeDepartmental Offices (Interior) · USAspending ↗
$2.1MDec 10, 2017
Research and DevelopmentU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$2.0MNov 5, 2022
SF241-D025 Alternative Position, Navigation and Timing. Aosense Proposes to Develop An Advanced Laser-pumped Atomic Clock Architecture. Alpaca Is A Compact, High-performance, Vapor-cell Atomic Clock with Long-term Stability to Vapor-cell Clocks.U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$1.9MJul 15, 2024
Sbir Phii OSD232-006, High-efficiency Low-power Microwave Oscillator for Rubidium (Helpmor) Develop Novel Technologies to Increase the Efficiency of and Reduce the Power Requirements of Low Noise Microwave Sources.U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
$1.7MApr 1, 2026
Sttr Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14164 Titled Fiber-laser-based Mobile Atom Sensor (Fimas)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$1.5MMar 18, 2021
Sttr Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14175 Entitled Transportable Rugged Crystalline Silicon Reference (Trucr)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$1.5MMar 18, 2021
Sttr Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14174 Entitled Quantum-entangled Ensemble Network (Queen)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$1.5MMar 18, 2021
Sttr Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14173 Entitled "Low-power Microwave Oscillator (Lmo)".U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$1.5MMar 19, 2021
IGF::OT::IGF Portable Cold Atom Frequency Standard for Field Application. Small Business Innovation Research 14.1 Phase II.Departmental Offices (Interior) · USAspending ↗
$1.5MApr 1, 2015
IGF::OT::IGF BaseU.S. Navy · Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) · USAspending ↗
$1.3MJan 31, 2014
IGF::OT::IGF Aosense Will Build and Test An Integrated Ultrastable Laser Module Capable of Reaching A Short-term Instability OF<5E-15 @ 1S. the Flexible Design Will Allow the Module to Be Adapted for Several Relevant Optical Clock Wavelengths Which Utilize External Cavity Diode Lasers. the First Unit Will Operate at 698 Nm to Address the Sr Clock Transition.NASA · USAspending ↗
$1.2MSep 29, 2016
Navigational Gyroscope&accelerometer Sensor Prototype - Aosence IncU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$1.2MFeb 3, 2010
Precision Navigation and Timing (Pnt) Is A Critical Resource for Government and Commercial Aerospace. Given the High Launch Cost and Shift Toward Smaller Payloads, Reducing the Size, Weight, and Power (Swap) of Space-based Navigation Systems Is A Critical Need. Atom-interferometric Inertial Sensors Have Demonstrated Superior Performance Over Conventional Inertial Devices Owing to the Intrinsic Stability of Atomic Systems. Central to Making Cold Atom Sensors Practical Is Their Ability to Reliably Operate for Extended Periods Without User Intervention. Current Laser Diodes, Which Are at the Heart of Atomic Sensors, Suffer From Power Degradation and Mode Hops on Timescales Incompatible with Long Term Deployment. Because These Properties Are Inherent to the Diodes, IT Is Prudent to Circumvent These Problems with Diagnostic Protocols Aimed at Early Detection and Action. Diodes Close to Mode Hopping Can Be Temporarily Taken Offline to Tune Away the Mode Hop Via Current and Temperature. Diodes with Degraded Power Can Be Taken Offline Entirely in Favor of A Healthy Diode. This Approach Will Provide A Robust, Wavelength-agnostic Technique to Deliver Reliable, Long-lived Laser Sources at Atom Sensor-relevant Wavelengths. Aosense Proposes to Develop A Cold Atom Laser Module (Calm) Capable of Supporting A Broad Range of Atomic Sensors. Development of the Calm Laser Module Will Result in A Ruggedized and Reliable Laser Source Capable of Autonomously Driving An Atom-based Sensor Within the Space Environment. Such An Effort Would Enable Space-based Applications for Atomic Sensors Such As Imus, Clocks, and Magnetometers, Opening Up Significant Market Opportunities in the Defense and Commercial Sectors.NASA · USAspending ↗
$1.1MMay 8, 2018
Research and DevelopmentU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$1.0MSep 24, 2024
IGF::OT::IGF IGF::OT::IGF New Sbir Phase II ContractOffice of Procurement Operations (Homeland Security) · USAspending ↗
$1.0MJun 22, 2016
IGF::OT::IGF DARPA Sbir Phase II for the Statement of Work Entitled, "Calcium Slow Beam Optical Clock (Casboc)."U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
$750KSep 26, 2017
IGF::OT::IGF We Propose to Demonstrate the Portable Source of Lattice-trapped, Ultracold Strontium (Plus) Designed During Phase I. the Device Uses Simplified and Robust Techniques for Loading the Traps, and Directly Leverages Hardware Already Developed by Aosense. the Simplified Architecture for Plus Makes IT Amenable to Future Space Qualification. When Paired with A Sufficiently Stable Local Oscillator, Plus Can Be Operated As An Optical Lattice Clock. Alternatively, the Latticetrapped Atoms Could Serve As A Starting Point for Producing Quantum Degenerate Sr Gases for Use in Future Sensor Technologies or Fundamental Science Studies. in the Latter Case, Possibilities Span Explorations of Artificial Gauge Fields to Quantum Information Processing. A Space-qualified Standard with the Expected Plus-levels of Performance Could Revolutionize Deep-space Navigation by Allowing Spacecraft to Autonomously Calculate Their Own Timing and Navigation Solutions Rather Than Relying on Two-way Links to Earth. Similar Performance Levels Could Enable An Entirely New Class of Sensors Capable of Sensitive Gravitational Wave Detection with Single Baseline Optical Interferometers. Significant Technical Risk Has Been Removed From the Phase I Design by Heavily Leveraging Hardware and Strategies Already Developed by Aosense on Other Programs and Conducting Phase I Technology Validation for the New, Plus-specific Hardware. We Will Continue to Incorporate New Developments From Related Aosense Programs As Appropriate to Further Reduce Technical Risk or Improve Device Performance. the Primary Phase II Objectives Are the Construction, Integration, and Validation of the Plus Physics Package and Controller and the Preparation of Plus for Integration with A Cavity-stabilized Clock Laser.NASA · USAspending ↗
$750KMay 20, 2015
Tapered Amplifiers for Cold-atom Optical Systems (Tacos)NASA · USAspending ↗
$750KAug 9, 2019
IGF::OT::IGF - Compact Precision Atomic ClockU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$750KJun 11, 2015
IGF::OT::IGF "Transversely-cooled Atomic Inertial Navigator (Train)"U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$750KJul 31, 2017
IGF::OT::IGF Aosense Proposes A Free-space, Two-way Optical Time Transfer System Compatible with Global-scale Synchronization of Current-generation Optical Atomic Clocks. in Phase I, We Have Demonstrated the Requisite Performance Using Existing Hardware Coupled with Off-the-shelf Control Electronics. Based on Our Results, We Have Designed A Fully-integrated Module Capable of Disseminating Timing Signals with Sub-femtosecond Error From 1-10,000 S. in Phase II, We Will Package the Device and Deliver IT for External Testing. Our System Is Expected to Improve Ground-to-satellite Synchronization A Million-fold Over Current Rf-based Time Transfer Systems, Enabling Applications Including Clock-based Geodesy, Very Long Baseline Interferometry, Coherent Lidar Arrays, and Tests of General Relativity. the Phase I Breadboard Demonstration Performance Is Consistent with A Timing Jitter of 3 Fs @ 1S and Integrates Down to 700 As at 30 Seconds. the Corresponding Fractional Timing Instability Is 3 X 10^-15 @ 1 Second, Which Flickers at 2.7 X 10^-17 Out to 2000 Seconds. We Have Identified the Systematic Effects That Limit Both Short and Long Term Stability and Incorporated the Improvements Into the Phase II Design. with These Improvements, We Expect A 10X Improvement in Both Short and Long Terms Stability of the System. in Addition, We Reviewed and Formalized the Laser Driver and Control Electronics Specifications. the Initial Schematic Capture for Critical Analog Sub Sections Was Completed and A Suitable Fpga/microprocessor Combination Was Chosen to Control the System and Process the Timing Information. Based on These Designs, Power and Size Estimates Were Used to Complete the Mechanical Enclosure Model for the Time-transfer System. for Maximum Flexibility in the Final Architecture of the Overall Free-space Time Transfer System, Each Frequency Comb Sub-unit That Includes the Laser and Control Electronics Will Be Housed in A 1U Rack Mount Enclosure.NASA · USAspending ↗
$749KMay 30, 2017
IGF::OT::IGF Miniaturized Atomic Inertial Navigator (Main)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$749KDec 11, 2015
Reconfigurable Optical Lattices for Ultracold Atoms (N2-4429)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$731KSep 24, 2013
IGF::OT::IGF Severe-environment Cold-atom Navigation TechnologiesU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$729KAug 8, 2016
IGF::CL::IGF, Compact Versatile Laser System for Rb BecsU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$706KApr 26, 2013
IGF::OT::IGF - We Propose to Build A Compact, High-precision Single-axis Accelerometer Based on Atom Interferometry That Is Applicable to Operation in Space Environments. Based on Our Successful Phase I Design, the Proposed Accelerometer Emphasizes Reliable Operation and Exceptional Acceleration Sensitivity. IT Incorporates Several Innovative Features That Make IT Appropriate for A Variety of Space-based and Terrestrial Applications. Phase II Will Result in A Completed Sensor Build, Including A Sensor Head, Laser System and Electronic Control System. Space-based Inertial Sensors Based on Atom Interferometry Are A Compelling Technology for Both Technological and Scientific Applications Because of the Exceptionally High Performance That Can Be Enabled by Long Interrogation Times with Cold Atoms in A Microgravity Environment.NASA · USAspending ↗
$700KDec 21, 2012
Ntd Phase II BaaDefense Threat Reduction Agency · USAspending ↗
$560KJun 14, 2013
Transportable Atomic Gravity GradiometerDefense Threat Reduction Agency · USAspending ↗
$531KJun 11, 2020
Cold Atom Laser Module (Calm )NASA · USAspending ↗
$375KJun 9, 2020
Sbir Phase 1 Contract AwardU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$295KMar 1, 2024
Strontium Atomic Beam OvensU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$285KApr 29, 2024
IGF::OT::IGF "Compact Percision Atomic Clock"U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$259KJun 27, 2018
OSD221-0006U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$250KSep 13, 2022
Atom Interferometry Gravity Gradiometer (Aigg) Is Enabling Technology in the Field of Orbital Gravitational Mapping of Earth and Planetary Targets. These Devices Enable Measurements Way Beyond Classical Devices. Specifically Central Part of Atom Interferometry Relies on Two Photon Bragg Process. the Advancements in Phase Ii-x Sbir Allows Fabrication of Stabilized Compact Laser at 852 Nm. This Phase Ii-x Laser Will Be Integrated Into A Functional Instrument (Aigg) to Perform Functional Testing. the Integration of This Laser Will Enable the Aigg to Achieve High Spatial Resolution, High Sensitivities and Spectral Purity Required for the Next Generation Earth and Planetary Science Applications.NASA · USAspending ↗
$250KAug 24, 2018
Research and Development.U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$240KJul 8, 2021
Aosense Cold Atomic Beam SourceU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$233KDec 21, 2023
Single Axis Atom-opticU.S. Army · USAspending ↗
$220KSep 25, 2008
Cold Atomic Beam SourceU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$217KAug 17, 2021
Aosense Cold Calcium BeanU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$197KMar 19, 2025
Cold Strontium Atomic SourceU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$183KSep 18, 2019
Cold Atomic Beam SourceU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$183KJul 27, 2021
Ao Sense, Inc Compact Laser System for Cold Rubidium AtomsU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$157KJan 30, 2008
IGF::OT::IGF Sibr I Compact, Stabled Master OscillatorU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$150KJun 15, 2015
Quantum-entangled Ensemble Network (Queen)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$150KJun 16, 2020
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir I: Transversely-cooled Atomic Inertial NavigatorU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$150KJun 7, 2016
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir 1 - Compact Optical Clock for Field ApplicationsU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$150KMay 19, 2014
Sbir I Advanced Narrow-linewidth Tunable Laser for Rydberg Sensors (Antlrs)NASA · USAspending ↗
$150KAug 27, 2025
IGF::OT::IGF Department of Homeland Security Small Business Innovation Research 2015.1 Phase I Firm-fixed Price Contract Between the Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and Aosense,inc. for Research and Development Support Services, in Accordance with Its Proposal, Entitled "Shielded Snm Detection with Gravity Gradiometry".Office of Procurement Operations (Homeland Security) · USAspending ↗
$150KMay 1, 2015
Pitch Day for Quantum Enabling Technologies Quantum TimingU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$150KJun 16, 2020
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir 1 - Narrow Width Line of DetectionU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$150KJun 30, 2015
Pitch Day for Quantum Enabling Technologies Quantum TimingU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$150KJun 16, 2020
IGF::OT::IGF Disruptive Navigation ArchitecturesU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$150KJun 20, 2014
IGF::OT::IGF Portable Cold Atom Frequency Standard for Field Application. Small Business Innovation Research 14.1 Phase I.Departmental Offices (Interior) · USAspending ↗
$150KMay 8, 2014
Status ReportU.S. Navy · Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) · USAspending ↗
$149KMay 29, 2012
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$149KApr 9, 2012
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir 1 - Compact Optical Frequency SynthesizerU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$149KMay 19, 2014
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$149KOct 7, 2011
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir I - High Performance Angular Rate Sensor for Compact Inertial Guidance Without GpsU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$144KJul 28, 2014
Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$140KJun 30, 2021
Progress ReportU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$125KAug 1, 2018
IGF::OT::IGF Precision Navigation and Timing (Pnt) Is A Critical Resource for Government and Commercial Aerospace. Given the High Launch Cost and Shift Toward Smaller Payloads, Reducing the Size, Weight, and Power (Swap) of Space-based Navigation Systems Is A Critical Need. Atom-interferometric Inertial Sensors Have Demonstrated Superior Performance Over Conventional Inertial Devices Owing to the Intrinsic Stability of Atomic Systems. Central to Making Cold Atom Sensors Practical Is Their Ability to Reliably Operate for Extended Periods Without User Intervention. Current Laser Diodes, Which Are at the Heart of Atomic Sensors, Suffer From Power Degradation and Mode Hops on Timescales Incompatible with Long Term Deployment. Because These Properties Are Inherent to the Diodes, IT Is Prudent to Circumvent These Problems with Diagnostic Protocols Aimed at Early Detection and Action. Diodes Close to Mode Hopping Can Be Temporarily Taken Offline to Tune Away the Mode Hop Via Current and Temperature. Diodes with Degraded Power Can Be Taken Offline Entirely in Favor of A Healthy Diode. This Approach Will Provide A Robust, Wavelength-agnostic Technique to Deliver Reliable, Long-lived Laser Sources at Atom Sensor-relevant Wavelengths. Aosense Proposes to Develop A Cold Atom Laser Module (Calm) Capable of Supporting A Broad Range of Atomic Sensors. Phase I Will Focus on Addressing Laser Source Reliability. We Will Identify and Test and Candidate Laser Diodes to Identify Optimal Sources. in Parallel, Aosense Will Develop Protocols to Identify Potential Diode Failure and Seamlessly Switch to A Healthy Diode. Development of the Calm Laser Module Will Result in A Ruggedized and Reliable Laser Source Capable of Autonomously Driving An Atom-based Sensor Within the Space Environment. Such An Effort Would Enable Space-based Applications for Atomic Sensors Such As Imus, Clocks, and Magnetometers, Opening Up Significant Market Opportunities in the Defense and Commercial Sectors.NASA · USAspending ↗
$125KJun 9, 2017
IGF::OT::IGF We Propose to Design and Demonstrate A Portable Source of Lattice-trapped, Ultracold Strontium (Plus). the Device Uses Simplified and Robust Techniques for Loading the Traps, and Directly Leverages Hardware Already Developed by Aosense. the Simplified Architecture for Plus Makes IT Amenable to Future Space Qualification. When Paired with A Sufficiently Stable Local Oscillator, Plus Can Be Operated As An Optical Lattice Clock. Alternatively, the Lattice-trapped Atoms Could Serve As A Starting Point for Producing Quantum Degenerate Sr Gases for Use in Future Sensor Technologies or Fundamental Science Studies. in the Latter Case, Possibilities Span Explorations of Artificial Gauge Fields to Quantum Information Processing. in Phase I, Aosense Will Optimize the Expected Device Performance Through Extensive Modeling, Trade-space Analysis, and Technology Validation of the Highest Risk Hardware. the Design Will Cover the Physics Package and Control System at the Level of Cad Models, Ready for Procurement That Will Begin During Phase II. We Will Also Model Device Applications and Generate A Parts List and Cost Estimate for the Construction of A Prototype During Phase II.NASA · USAspending ↗
$125KJun 6, 2014
IGF::OT::IGF Aosense Proposes A Free-space, Two-way Optical Time Transfer System Compatible with Global-scale Synchronization of Current-generation Optical Atomic Clocks. in Phase I, We Will Demonstrate the Requisite Performance Using Existing Hardware Coupled with Off-the-shelf Control Electronics. Based on Our Results, We Will Design A Fully-integrated Module Capable of Disseminating Timing Signals with Sub-femtosecond Error From 1-10,000 S. Such A System Would Improve Ground-to-satellite Synchronization A Million-fold Over Current Rf-based Time Transfer Systems.NASA · USAspending ↗
$125KMay 27, 2016
We Propose to Design A Compact, High-precision, Single-axis Accelerometer Based on Atom Interferometry That Is Applicable to Operation in Space Environments. Our Design Will Emphasize Reliable Operation and Minimization of the Acceleration Noise Floor, Bias Drifts and Scale Factor Instability. Laser System Reliability Will Be A Major Consideration in the Design. the Sensor Design Will Be Capable of Demonstration and Testing on A Low-dynamics Platform Under Earth Gravity. Phase I Will Result in Block Diagrams and Detailed 3D Cad Models of the Sensor Head, Laser System and Electronic Control System. We Will Validate the Sensor Design by Developing Error Models Taking Into Account Variations in Environmental Parameters. Space-based Inertial Sensors Based on Atom Interferometry Are A Compelling Technology for Both Technological and Scientific Applications Because of the Exceptionally High Performance That Can Be Enabled by Long Interrogation Times with Cold Atoms in A Microgravity Environment.NASA · USAspending ↗
$125KFeb 13, 2012
Aosense Proposes to Develop Laser Amplifier Modules for Cold-atom Optical Systems. the Device Would DELIVER>1 W of Optical Power at 852 Nm by Fiber When Paired with An Appropriate Narrow-linewidth Master Laser Oscillator. A Key Feature Is the Integration of A Tapered Amplifier with Aosense-proprietary Compact, High-transmission Optical Isolators, Yielding A Fiber-in, Fiber-out Package with Dimensions of 50 Mm X 50 Mm X 35 Mm or Smaller. This Amplifier Module Has Broad Applicability to Atom Interferometers and Atomic Clocks, But IT Would Be Particularly Useful for High-performance Orbital Sensors Like Atom Interferometer Gravity Gradiometers (Aiggs). Such Systems Will Likely Utilize Advanced Atom-optic Laser Pulse Sequences, Which Require More Laser Power to Mitigate Atom Losses and Achieve High Sensitivity.NASA · USAspending ↗
$124KJul 25, 2018
IGF::OT::IGF in Phase I, Aosense Will Design An Integrated Ultrastable Laser Module Capable of Reaching A Short-term Instability OF<5E-15 at 1 S. the Flexible Design Will Allow the Module to Easily Adapt for Several Relevant Optical Clock Wavelengths. Our Existing Ecdl Design Will Be Modified to Facilitate Simple Wavelength Conversion; Components for Each Wavelength Will Be Identified. A Breadboard-level Demonstration of A Stabilized 698 Ecdl Will Be Carried Out. Based on Results From This Demonstration, the Overall System Design Will Be Modified, As Necessary.NASA · USAspending ↗
$124KMay 14, 2015
6 Month Sbir Phase I Topic A19-149 with Aosense, Inc.U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
$111KJun 3, 2020
IGF::OT::IGF DARPA Sbir 16.1 Phase I - Gradiometric Atomic Magnetometer for Mobile Applications (Gamma)Departmental Offices (Interior) · USAspending ↗
$100KJul 8, 2016
Phase IU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$99KApr 9, 2009
IGF::OT::IGF Sensor Design Services. Multi Axes Gradiometer Design Based on Atom Interferometer. Earth Observing Missions Are Mostly Based on Measurements of Gravity Gradient of Earth. in the Past Traditional Gradiometers Based on Floating Proof Masses Have Been Used to Measure of the Gravity Gradients. New Gravity Gradiometers Based on Atom Interferometers Are Promised to Be Two Orders of Magnitude More Sensitive. Nasas Goddard Space Flight Center Is Asking Aosense to Design A Multi Axes Gradiometer Based on This Technology. Aosense Shall Design A Multi Axes Atom Interferometer Gradiometer Based on Goddard Space Flight Center S Requirements. Aosense Will Deliver the Detail Design and Simulation of Their Design to Goddard Space Flight Center . Aosense Will Perform the Conceptual Design of A Multiple-tensor-component Gravity Gradiometer Sensor Based on Light-pulse Atom Interferometry. Aosense Design Shall Explicit Measures the Required Components of Gradiometer Tensor. Aosense Design Shall Explicitly Identifies the Components of Gradiometer Tensor That Has Been Used to Take Out the Orbital Effects on the Desired on Axis Component. Aosense Design Shall Provide the Statistics on the Design Parameters. Two Face to Face Meetings Are Required to Avoid Misunderstanding on Design. the First Meeting Is at the Kick Off Time, March, 2013, and One More After Three Months From the Kick Off Meeting. Duration of the Contract Is Six Month From Placement of IT. Bi-monthly Progress Report Is Required. Updates on the Design and Analysis Effort Will Be Provided. at the End of Contract Design and IT Simulation Are Delivered to Goddard Space Flight Center. Work Will Be Performed at Aosense in California. Aosense Inc. Will Design A Multi-axes Gravity Gradiometer Based on Atom Interferometry and Deliver This Design to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center S. This Design Will Be Inserted Into A Mission Design Simulation for Follow on the Grace Project.NASA · USAspending ↗
$80KFeb 20, 2013
Sbir Pi Aosense AwdU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$80KMay 8, 2014
N141-081U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$79KMay 22, 2014
IGF::OT::IGF Provide Analytical Services in Support of Irad Project Algorithm for Inversion of Gravity Acceleration for Tomography of Asteroids.NASA · USAspending ↗
$75KJan 21, 2016
Sbir Research and DevelopmentU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$70KJan 31, 2011
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$69KMay 5, 2009
Compact Narrow Linewidth LasersNational Institute of Standards and Technology · USAspending ↗
$54KAug 20, 2020
IGF::OT::IGF Irad for Simulation and Design Services of Cold Atom Interferometry Gravity Gradiometer Instrument.NASA · USAspending ↗
$45KMar 17, 2015
448 Nm Ecdl Laser System for Sr Lattice Clocks.U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$37KJun 12, 2026
IGF::OT::IGF Contractor Shall Provide Analytical Services.NASA · USAspending ↗
$35KSep 23, 2016
Atomic Beam OvenU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
$25KSep 5, 2015
Electronic EquipmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology · USAspending ↗
$18KJul 29, 2016
EcdlU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$17KJun 10, 2014
780 Nm Laser Diode SystemU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
$17KApr 30, 2015
External Cavity Diode LaserNational Institute of Standards and Technology · USAspending ↗
$14KSep 13, 2016
Laser Diode ControllerNational Institute of Standards and Technology · USAspending ↗
$5KNov 4, 2016

Largest awards
Award	Awarded	Obligated	Ceiling
Complete the Taskings for the High Dynamic Range Atomic Sensors (Hidra) Program.Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · USAspending ↗	Sep 3, 2009	$25.1M	$27.2M
IGF::OT::IGF Stoic - Rack-mount Optical Clock (Roc)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 9, 2015	$12.9M	$15.9M
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir Phase III Award. Phase I/ii Awarded Under NNX13CG02C Cold Atom Gravity Gradiometer for Geodesy: the Contractor Shall Design, Construct, and Optimize A High-performance Gravity Gradiometer Based on Light-pulse Atom Interferometry. the Contractor Shall Build and Test A Second Prototype Zero-dead-time (Zdt) Absolute Gravimeter. the Instruments in This Phase III Effort Takes Advantage of Technologies Developed Under NASA Sbir Phase I and Phase II Programs.NASA · USAspending ↗	Aug 25, 2014	$8.1M	$8.5M
IGF::OT::IGF Chip Scale Combinatoral Atomic Navigator CscanU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Apr 4, 2013	$7.3M	$7.3M
Quantum Assisted Sensing and Readout (Quasar) Program. the Purpose of the Program Is to Analyze, Design, Build and Demonstrate A Completely New Type of Optical Atomic Frequency Standard Based on A Laser Cooled Slow Atomic Beam of Alkaline-earth Atoms.Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · USAspending ↗	Apr 25, 2011	$6.5M	$6.5M
Compact High Performance Atom Interferometer for Navigation (Chain)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Oct 18, 2010	$4.4M	$4.4M
IGF::CT::IGF ONRBAA15-001 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (Baa) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and TechnologyU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Jul 1, 2015	$3.3M	$3.3M
Vapor with Pulsed Optical Readout ClockU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Jun 22, 2018	$2.9M	$2.9M
Sensors for Atomic Inertial Navigation and Timing (Saint)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	May 24, 2018	$2.4M	$4.4M
Sbir Phase III - Quantum Gravity Gradiometer (Qgg) Atomic Physics Package (App) Technology Maturation and Design Using Free-space Ultra-cold Rb SourceNASA · USAspending ↗	Aug 23, 2024	$2.4M	$2.4M
IGF::OT::IGF - DARPA-BAA-HR001117S0025 Ambiient Program - Research and Development Contract Microsystems Technology OfficeDepartmental Offices (Interior) · USAspending ↗	Dec 10, 2017	$2.1M	$6.7M
Research and DevelopmentU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Nov 5, 2022	$2.0M	$2.0M
SF241-D025 Alternative Position, Navigation and Timing. Aosense Proposes to Develop An Advanced Laser-pumped Atomic Clock Architecture. Alpaca Is A Compact, High-performance, Vapor-cell Atomic Clock with Long-term Stability to Vapor-cell Clocks.U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jul 15, 2024	$1.9M	$1.9M
Sbir Phii OSD232-006, High-efficiency Low-power Microwave Oscillator for Rubidium (Helpmor) Develop Novel Technologies to Increase the Efficiency of and Reduce the Power Requirements of Low Noise Microwave Sources.U.S. Army · USAspending ↗	Apr 1, 2026	$1.7M	$1.7M
Sttr Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14164 Titled Fiber-laser-based Mobile Atom Sensor (Fimas)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Mar 18, 2021	$1.5M	$1.5M
Sttr Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14175 Entitled Transportable Rugged Crystalline Silicon Reference (Trucr)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Mar 18, 2021	$1.5M	$1.5M
Sttr Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14174 Entitled Quantum-entangled Ensemble Network (Queen)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Mar 18, 2021	$1.5M	$1.5M
Sttr Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14173 Entitled "Low-power Microwave Oscillator (Lmo)".U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Mar 19, 2021	$1.5M	$1.5M
IGF::OT::IGF Portable Cold Atom Frequency Standard for Field Application. Small Business Innovation Research 14.1 Phase II.Departmental Offices (Interior) · USAspending ↗	Apr 1, 2015	$1.5M	$1.5M
IGF::OT::IGF BaseU.S. Navy · Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) · USAspending ↗	Jan 31, 2014	$1.3M	$1.3M
IGF::OT::IGF Aosense Will Build and Test An Integrated Ultrastable Laser Module Capable of Reaching A Short-term Instability OF<5E-15 @ 1S. the Flexible Design Will Allow the Module to Be Adapted for Several Relevant Optical Clock Wavelengths Which Utilize External Cavity Diode Lasers. the First Unit Will Operate at 698 Nm to Address the Sr Clock Transition.NASA · USAspending ↗	Sep 29, 2016	$1.2M	$1.2M
Navigational Gyroscope&accelerometer Sensor Prototype - Aosence IncU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Feb 3, 2010	$1.2M	$1.2M
Precision Navigation and Timing (Pnt) Is A Critical Resource for Government and Commercial Aerospace. Given the High Launch Cost and Shift Toward Smaller Payloads, Reducing the Size, Weight, and Power (Swap) of Space-based Navigation Systems Is A Critical Need. Atom-interferometric Inertial Sensors Have Demonstrated Superior Performance Over Conventional Inertial Devices Owing to the Intrinsic Stability of Atomic Systems. Central to Making Cold Atom Sensors Practical Is Their Ability to Reliably Operate for Extended Periods Without User Intervention. Current Laser Diodes, Which Are at the Heart of Atomic Sensors, Suffer From Power Degradation and Mode Hops on Timescales Incompatible with Long Term Deployment. Because These Properties Are Inherent to the Diodes, IT Is Prudent to Circumvent These Problems with Diagnostic Protocols Aimed at Early Detection and Action. Diodes Close to Mode Hopping Can Be Temporarily Taken Offline to Tune Away the Mode Hop Via Current and Temperature. Diodes with Degraded Power Can Be Taken Offline Entirely in Favor of A Healthy Diode. This Approach Will Provide A Robust, Wavelength-agnostic Technique to Deliver Reliable, Long-lived Laser Sources at Atom Sensor-relevant Wavelengths. Aosense Proposes to Develop A Cold Atom Laser Module (Calm) Capable of Supporting A Broad Range of Atomic Sensors. Development of the Calm Laser Module Will Result in A Ruggedized and Reliable Laser Source Capable of Autonomously Driving An Atom-based Sensor Within the Space Environment. Such An Effort Would Enable Space-based Applications for Atomic Sensors Such As Imus, Clocks, and Magnetometers, Opening Up Significant Market Opportunities in the Defense and Commercial Sectors.NASA · USAspending ↗	May 8, 2018	$1.1M	$1.1M
Research and DevelopmentU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Sep 24, 2024	$1.0M	$1.7M
IGF::OT::IGF IGF::OT::IGF New Sbir Phase II ContractOffice of Procurement Operations (Homeland Security) · USAspending ↗	Jun 22, 2016	$1.0M	$1.0M
IGF::OT::IGF DARPA Sbir Phase II for the Statement of Work Entitled, "Calcium Slow Beam Optical Clock (Casboc)."U.S. Army · USAspending ↗	Sep 26, 2017	$750K	$1.5M
IGF::OT::IGF We Propose to Demonstrate the Portable Source of Lattice-trapped, Ultracold Strontium (Plus) Designed During Phase I. the Device Uses Simplified and Robust Techniques for Loading the Traps, and Directly Leverages Hardware Already Developed by Aosense. the Simplified Architecture for Plus Makes IT Amenable to Future Space Qualification. When Paired with A Sufficiently Stable Local Oscillator, Plus Can Be Operated As An Optical Lattice Clock. Alternatively, the Latticetrapped Atoms Could Serve As A Starting Point for Producing Quantum Degenerate Sr Gases for Use in Future Sensor Technologies or Fundamental Science Studies. in the Latter Case, Possibilities Span Explorations of Artificial Gauge Fields to Quantum Information Processing. A Space-qualified Standard with the Expected Plus-levels of Performance Could Revolutionize Deep-space Navigation by Allowing Spacecraft to Autonomously Calculate Their Own Timing and Navigation Solutions Rather Than Relying on Two-way Links to Earth. Similar Performance Levels Could Enable An Entirely New Class of Sensors Capable of Sensitive Gravitational Wave Detection with Single Baseline Optical Interferometers. Significant Technical Risk Has Been Removed From the Phase I Design by Heavily Leveraging Hardware and Strategies Already Developed by Aosense on Other Programs and Conducting Phase I Technology Validation for the New, Plus-specific Hardware. We Will Continue to Incorporate New Developments From Related Aosense Programs As Appropriate to Further Reduce Technical Risk or Improve Device Performance. the Primary Phase II Objectives Are the Construction, Integration, and Validation of the Plus Physics Package and Controller and the Preparation of Plus for Integration with A Cavity-stabilized Clock Laser.NASA · USAspending ↗	May 20, 2015	$750K	$750K
Tapered Amplifiers for Cold-atom Optical Systems (Tacos)NASA · USAspending ↗	Aug 9, 2019	$750K	$750K
IGF::OT::IGF - Compact Precision Atomic ClockU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 11, 2015	$750K	$750K
IGF::OT::IGF "Transversely-cooled Atomic Inertial Navigator (Train)"U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jul 31, 2017	$750K	$750K
IGF::OT::IGF Aosense Proposes A Free-space, Two-way Optical Time Transfer System Compatible with Global-scale Synchronization of Current-generation Optical Atomic Clocks. in Phase I, We Have Demonstrated the Requisite Performance Using Existing Hardware Coupled with Off-the-shelf Control Electronics. Based on Our Results, We Have Designed A Fully-integrated Module Capable of Disseminating Timing Signals with Sub-femtosecond Error From 1-10,000 S. in Phase II, We Will Package the Device and Deliver IT for External Testing. Our System Is Expected to Improve Ground-to-satellite Synchronization A Million-fold Over Current Rf-based Time Transfer Systems, Enabling Applications Including Clock-based Geodesy, Very Long Baseline Interferometry, Coherent Lidar Arrays, and Tests of General Relativity. the Phase I Breadboard Demonstration Performance Is Consistent with A Timing Jitter of 3 Fs @ 1S and Integrates Down to 700 As at 30 Seconds. the Corresponding Fractional Timing Instability Is 3 X 10^-15 @ 1 Second, Which Flickers at 2.7 X 10^-17 Out to 2000 Seconds. We Have Identified the Systematic Effects That Limit Both Short and Long Term Stability and Incorporated the Improvements Into the Phase II Design. with These Improvements, We Expect A 10X Improvement in Both Short and Long Terms Stability of the System. in Addition, We Reviewed and Formalized the Laser Driver and Control Electronics Specifications. the Initial Schematic Capture for Critical Analog Sub Sections Was Completed and A Suitable Fpga/microprocessor Combination Was Chosen to Control the System and Process the Timing Information. Based on These Designs, Power and Size Estimates Were Used to Complete the Mechanical Enclosure Model for the Time-transfer System. for Maximum Flexibility in the Final Architecture of the Overall Free-space Time Transfer System, Each Frequency Comb Sub-unit That Includes the Laser and Control Electronics Will Be Housed in A 1U Rack Mount Enclosure.NASA · USAspending ↗	May 30, 2017	$749K	$749K
IGF::OT::IGF Miniaturized Atomic Inertial Navigator (Main)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Dec 11, 2015	$749K	$749K
Reconfigurable Optical Lattices for Ultracold Atoms (N2-4429)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Sep 24, 2013	$731K	$731K
IGF::OT::IGF Severe-environment Cold-atom Navigation TechnologiesU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Aug 8, 2016	$729K	$729K
IGF::CL::IGF, Compact Versatile Laser System for Rb BecsU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Apr 26, 2013	$706K	$706K
IGF::OT::IGF - We Propose to Build A Compact, High-precision Single-axis Accelerometer Based on Atom Interferometry That Is Applicable to Operation in Space Environments. Based on Our Successful Phase I Design, the Proposed Accelerometer Emphasizes Reliable Operation and Exceptional Acceleration Sensitivity. IT Incorporates Several Innovative Features That Make IT Appropriate for A Variety of Space-based and Terrestrial Applications. Phase II Will Result in A Completed Sensor Build, Including A Sensor Head, Laser System and Electronic Control System. Space-based Inertial Sensors Based on Atom Interferometry Are A Compelling Technology for Both Technological and Scientific Applications Because of the Exceptionally High Performance That Can Be Enabled by Long Interrogation Times with Cold Atoms in A Microgravity Environment.NASA · USAspending ↗	Dec 21, 2012	$700K	$700K
Ntd Phase II BaaDefense Threat Reduction Agency · USAspending ↗	Jun 14, 2013	$560K	$2.9M
Transportable Atomic Gravity GradiometerDefense Threat Reduction Agency · USAspending ↗	Jun 11, 2020	$531K	$1.6M
Cold Atom Laser Module (Calm )NASA · USAspending ↗	Jun 9, 2020	$375K	$375K
Sbir Phase 1 Contract AwardU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Mar 1, 2024	$295K	$295K
Strontium Atomic Beam OvensU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Apr 29, 2024	$285K	$285K
IGF::OT::IGF "Compact Percision Atomic Clock"U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 27, 2018	$259K	$6.1M
OSD221-0006U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Sep 13, 2022	$250K	$250K
Atom Interferometry Gravity Gradiometer (Aigg) Is Enabling Technology in the Field of Orbital Gravitational Mapping of Earth and Planetary Targets. These Devices Enable Measurements Way Beyond Classical Devices. Specifically Central Part of Atom Interferometry Relies on Two Photon Bragg Process. the Advancements in Phase Ii-x Sbir Allows Fabrication of Stabilized Compact Laser at 852 Nm. This Phase Ii-x Laser Will Be Integrated Into A Functional Instrument (Aigg) to Perform Functional Testing. the Integration of This Laser Will Enable the Aigg to Achieve High Spatial Resolution, High Sensitivities and Spectral Purity Required for the Next Generation Earth and Planetary Science Applications.NASA · USAspending ↗	Aug 24, 2018	$250K	$250K
Research and Development.U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Jul 8, 2021	$240K	$240K
Aosense Cold Atomic Beam SourceU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Dec 21, 2023	$233K	$233K
Single Axis Atom-opticU.S. Army · USAspending ↗	Sep 25, 2008	$220K	$1.1M
Cold Atomic Beam SourceU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Aug 17, 2021	$217K	$217K
Aosense Cold Calcium BeanU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Mar 19, 2025	$197K	$197K
Cold Strontium Atomic SourceU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Sep 18, 2019	$183K	$183K
Cold Atomic Beam SourceU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Jul 27, 2021	$183K	$183K
Ao Sense, Inc Compact Laser System for Cold Rubidium AtomsU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jan 30, 2008	$157K	$732K
IGF::OT::IGF Sibr I Compact, Stabled Master OscillatorU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 15, 2015	$150K	$150K
Quantum-entangled Ensemble Network (Queen)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 16, 2020	$150K	$150K
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir I: Transversely-cooled Atomic Inertial NavigatorU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 7, 2016	$150K	$150K
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir 1 - Compact Optical Clock for Field ApplicationsU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	May 19, 2014	$150K	$150K
Sbir I Advanced Narrow-linewidth Tunable Laser for Rydberg Sensors (Antlrs)NASA · USAspending ↗	Aug 27, 2025	$150K	$150K
IGF::OT::IGF Department of Homeland Security Small Business Innovation Research 2015.1 Phase I Firm-fixed Price Contract Between the Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and Aosense,inc. for Research and Development Support Services, in Accordance with Its Proposal, Entitled "Shielded Snm Detection with Gravity Gradiometry".Office of Procurement Operations (Homeland Security) · USAspending ↗	May 1, 2015	$150K	$150K
Pitch Day for Quantum Enabling Technologies Quantum TimingU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 16, 2020	$150K	$150K
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir 1 - Narrow Width Line of DetectionU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 30, 2015	$150K	$150K
Pitch Day for Quantum Enabling Technologies Quantum TimingU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 16, 2020	$150K	$150K
IGF::OT::IGF Disruptive Navigation ArchitecturesU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 20, 2014	$150K	$150K
IGF::OT::IGF Portable Cold Atom Frequency Standard for Field Application. Small Business Innovation Research 14.1 Phase I.Departmental Offices (Interior) · USAspending ↗	May 8, 2014	$150K	$150K
Status ReportU.S. Navy · Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) · USAspending ↗	May 29, 2012	$149K	$149K
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Apr 9, 2012	$149K	$149K
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir 1 - Compact Optical Frequency SynthesizerU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	May 19, 2014	$149K	$149K
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Oct 7, 2011	$149K	$150K
IGF::OT::IGF Sbir I - High Performance Angular Rate Sensor for Compact Inertial Guidance Without GpsU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jul 28, 2014	$144K	$144K
Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Jun 30, 2021	$140K	$240K
Progress ReportU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Aug 1, 2018	$125K	$225K
IGF::OT::IGF Precision Navigation and Timing (Pnt) Is A Critical Resource for Government and Commercial Aerospace. Given the High Launch Cost and Shift Toward Smaller Payloads, Reducing the Size, Weight, and Power (Swap) of Space-based Navigation Systems Is A Critical Need. Atom-interferometric Inertial Sensors Have Demonstrated Superior Performance Over Conventional Inertial Devices Owing to the Intrinsic Stability of Atomic Systems. Central to Making Cold Atom Sensors Practical Is Their Ability to Reliably Operate for Extended Periods Without User Intervention. Current Laser Diodes, Which Are at the Heart of Atomic Sensors, Suffer From Power Degradation and Mode Hops on Timescales Incompatible with Long Term Deployment. Because These Properties Are Inherent to the Diodes, IT Is Prudent to Circumvent These Problems with Diagnostic Protocols Aimed at Early Detection and Action. Diodes Close to Mode Hopping Can Be Temporarily Taken Offline to Tune Away the Mode Hop Via Current and Temperature. Diodes with Degraded Power Can Be Taken Offline Entirely in Favor of A Healthy Diode. This Approach Will Provide A Robust, Wavelength-agnostic Technique to Deliver Reliable, Long-lived Laser Sources at Atom Sensor-relevant Wavelengths. Aosense Proposes to Develop A Cold Atom Laser Module (Calm) Capable of Supporting A Broad Range of Atomic Sensors. Phase I Will Focus on Addressing Laser Source Reliability. We Will Identify and Test and Candidate Laser Diodes to Identify Optimal Sources. in Parallel, Aosense Will Develop Protocols to Identify Potential Diode Failure and Seamlessly Switch to A Healthy Diode. Development of the Calm Laser Module Will Result in A Ruggedized and Reliable Laser Source Capable of Autonomously Driving An Atom-based Sensor Within the Space Environment. Such An Effort Would Enable Space-based Applications for Atomic Sensors Such As Imus, Clocks, and Magnetometers, Opening Up Significant Market Opportunities in the Defense and Commercial Sectors.NASA · USAspending ↗	Jun 9, 2017	$125K	$125K
IGF::OT::IGF We Propose to Design and Demonstrate A Portable Source of Lattice-trapped, Ultracold Strontium (Plus). the Device Uses Simplified and Robust Techniques for Loading the Traps, and Directly Leverages Hardware Already Developed by Aosense. the Simplified Architecture for Plus Makes IT Amenable to Future Space Qualification. When Paired with A Sufficiently Stable Local Oscillator, Plus Can Be Operated As An Optical Lattice Clock. Alternatively, the Lattice-trapped Atoms Could Serve As A Starting Point for Producing Quantum Degenerate Sr Gases for Use in Future Sensor Technologies or Fundamental Science Studies. in the Latter Case, Possibilities Span Explorations of Artificial Gauge Fields to Quantum Information Processing. in Phase I, Aosense Will Optimize the Expected Device Performance Through Extensive Modeling, Trade-space Analysis, and Technology Validation of the Highest Risk Hardware. the Design Will Cover the Physics Package and Control System at the Level of Cad Models, Ready for Procurement That Will Begin During Phase II. We Will Also Model Device Applications and Generate A Parts List and Cost Estimate for the Construction of A Prototype During Phase II.NASA · USAspending ↗	Jun 6, 2014	$125K	$125K
IGF::OT::IGF Aosense Proposes A Free-space, Two-way Optical Time Transfer System Compatible with Global-scale Synchronization of Current-generation Optical Atomic Clocks. in Phase I, We Will Demonstrate the Requisite Performance Using Existing Hardware Coupled with Off-the-shelf Control Electronics. Based on Our Results, We Will Design A Fully-integrated Module Capable of Disseminating Timing Signals with Sub-femtosecond Error From 1-10,000 S. Such A System Would Improve Ground-to-satellite Synchronization A Million-fold Over Current Rf-based Time Transfer Systems.NASA · USAspending ↗	May 27, 2016	$125K	$125K
We Propose to Design A Compact, High-precision, Single-axis Accelerometer Based on Atom Interferometry That Is Applicable to Operation in Space Environments. Our Design Will Emphasize Reliable Operation and Minimization of the Acceleration Noise Floor, Bias Drifts and Scale Factor Instability. Laser System Reliability Will Be A Major Consideration in the Design. the Sensor Design Will Be Capable of Demonstration and Testing on A Low-dynamics Platform Under Earth Gravity. Phase I Will Result in Block Diagrams and Detailed 3D Cad Models of the Sensor Head, Laser System and Electronic Control System. We Will Validate the Sensor Design by Developing Error Models Taking Into Account Variations in Environmental Parameters. Space-based Inertial Sensors Based on Atom Interferometry Are A Compelling Technology for Both Technological and Scientific Applications Because of the Exceptionally High Performance That Can Be Enabled by Long Interrogation Times with Cold Atoms in A Microgravity Environment.NASA · USAspending ↗	Feb 13, 2012	$125K	$125K
Aosense Proposes to Develop Laser Amplifier Modules for Cold-atom Optical Systems. the Device Would DELIVER>1 W of Optical Power at 852 Nm by Fiber When Paired with An Appropriate Narrow-linewidth Master Laser Oscillator. A Key Feature Is the Integration of A Tapered Amplifier with Aosense-proprietary Compact, High-transmission Optical Isolators, Yielding A Fiber-in, Fiber-out Package with Dimensions of 50 Mm X 50 Mm X 35 Mm or Smaller. This Amplifier Module Has Broad Applicability to Atom Interferometers and Atomic Clocks, But IT Would Be Particularly Useful for High-performance Orbital Sensors Like Atom Interferometer Gravity Gradiometers (Aiggs). Such Systems Will Likely Utilize Advanced Atom-optic Laser Pulse Sequences, Which Require More Laser Power to Mitigate Atom Losses and Achieve High Sensitivity.NASA · USAspending ↗	Jul 25, 2018	$124K	$124K
IGF::OT::IGF in Phase I, Aosense Will Design An Integrated Ultrastable Laser Module Capable of Reaching A Short-term Instability OF<5E-15 at 1 S. the Flexible Design Will Allow the Module to Easily Adapt for Several Relevant Optical Clock Wavelengths. Our Existing Ecdl Design Will Be Modified to Facilitate Simple Wavelength Conversion; Components for Each Wavelength Will Be Identified. A Breadboard-level Demonstration of A Stabilized 698 Ecdl Will Be Carried Out. Based on Results From This Demonstration, the Overall System Design Will Be Modified, As Necessary.NASA · USAspending ↗	May 14, 2015	$124K	$124K
6 Month Sbir Phase I Topic A19-149 with Aosense, Inc.U.S. Army · USAspending ↗	Jun 3, 2020	$111K	$167K
IGF::OT::IGF DARPA Sbir 16.1 Phase I - Gradiometric Atomic Magnetometer for Mobile Applications (Gamma)Departmental Offices (Interior) · USAspending ↗	Jul 8, 2016	$100K	$150K
Phase IU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Apr 9, 2009	$99K	$99K
IGF::OT::IGF Sensor Design Services. Multi Axes Gradiometer Design Based on Atom Interferometer. Earth Observing Missions Are Mostly Based on Measurements of Gravity Gradient of Earth. in the Past Traditional Gradiometers Based on Floating Proof Masses Have Been Used to Measure of the Gravity Gradients. New Gravity Gradiometers Based on Atom Interferometers Are Promised to Be Two Orders of Magnitude More Sensitive. Nasas Goddard Space Flight Center Is Asking Aosense to Design A Multi Axes Gradiometer Based on This Technology. Aosense Shall Design A Multi Axes Atom Interferometer Gradiometer Based on Goddard Space Flight Center S Requirements. Aosense Will Deliver the Detail Design and Simulation of Their Design to Goddard Space Flight Center . Aosense Will Perform the Conceptual Design of A Multiple-tensor-component Gravity Gradiometer Sensor Based on Light-pulse Atom Interferometry. Aosense Design Shall Explicit Measures the Required Components of Gradiometer Tensor. Aosense Design Shall Explicitly Identifies the Components of Gradiometer Tensor That Has Been Used to Take Out the Orbital Effects on the Desired on Axis Component. Aosense Design Shall Provide the Statistics on the Design Parameters. Two Face to Face Meetings Are Required to Avoid Misunderstanding on Design. the First Meeting Is at the Kick Off Time, March, 2013, and One More After Three Months From the Kick Off Meeting. Duration of the Contract Is Six Month From Placement of IT. Bi-monthly Progress Report Is Required. Updates on the Design and Analysis Effort Will Be Provided. at the End of Contract Design and IT Simulation Are Delivered to Goddard Space Flight Center. Work Will Be Performed at Aosense in California. Aosense Inc. Will Design A Multi-axes Gravity Gradiometer Based on Atom Interferometry and Deliver This Design to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center S. This Design Will Be Inserted Into A Mission Design Simulation for Follow on the Grace Project.NASA · USAspending ↗	Feb 20, 2013	$80K	$80K
Sbir Pi Aosense AwdU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	May 8, 2014	$80K	$150K
N141-081U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	May 22, 2014	$79K	$148K
IGF::OT::IGF Provide Analytical Services in Support of Irad Project Algorithm for Inversion of Gravity Acceleration for Tomography of Asteroids.NASA · USAspending ↗	Jan 21, 2016	$75K	$75K
Sbir Research and DevelopmentU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Jan 31, 2011	$70K	$100K
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	May 5, 2009	$69K	$99K
Compact Narrow Linewidth LasersNational Institute of Standards and Technology · USAspending ↗	Aug 20, 2020	$54K	$54K
IGF::OT::IGF Irad for Simulation and Design Services of Cold Atom Interferometry Gravity Gradiometer Instrument.NASA · USAspending ↗	Mar 17, 2015	$45K	$45K
448 Nm Ecdl Laser System for Sr Lattice Clocks.U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Jun 12, 2026	$37K	$37K
IGF::OT::IGF Contractor Shall Provide Analytical Services.NASA · USAspending ↗	Sep 23, 2016	$35K	$35K
Atomic Beam OvenU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗	Sep 5, 2015	$25K	$25K
Electronic EquipmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology · USAspending ↗	Jul 29, 2016	$18K	$18K
EcdlU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Jun 10, 2014	$17K	$17K
780 Nm Laser Diode SystemU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗	Apr 30, 2015	$17K	$17K
External Cavity Diode LaserNational Institute of Standards and Technology · USAspending ↗	Sep 13, 2016	$14K	$14K
Laser Diode ControllerNational Institute of Standards and Technology · USAspending ↗	Nov 4, 2016	$5K	$5K