APPLIED NANOFEMTO TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Lowell, MA · Defense · Private

Uncooled MWIR/LWIR phototransistor imaging arrays integrated with CMOS readout circuits at wafer scale

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Lowell, MA
Total capital: $14.1M

Federal grants: $4.2M; 9 awards · 2015–2026; Rank in peer group#95 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $10M; 25 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Defense#395 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

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Latest events

Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · The Objective Of This Requirement Is To Develop A Prototype Integrated Quantum Chemical Sensor Chip With Improved Sensitivity And Reduced Size, Weight, Power Consumption, And Cost Packaged With Supporting Electronics In A Compact, Athermal Module.$1.4M
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · The Objective Of This Requirement Is To Develop A Prototype Integrated Quantum Chemical Sensor Chip With Improved Sensitivity And Reduced Size, Weight, Power Consumption, And Cost Packaged With Supporting Electronics In A Compact, Athermal Module.$1.4M
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · New SBIR Ph I Award$140K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · New SBIR Ph I Award$240K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Integrated Entangled Photon Quantum Chemical Sensor Chip With High Sensivity.$205K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Develop High-performance Room Mid-wave Infrared Photoconductor Arrays, Imaging Systems With Low-cost, Significantly Reduced Size, Weight And Power Consumption Capable Of Wafer-scale Monolithic Integration With Complementary Metal-oxide Semiconductor.$204K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Integrated Entangled Photon Quantum Chemical Sensor Chip With High Sensivity.$205K

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May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low-Cost, Low-SWaP, and High-Performance Uncooled Infrared Phototransistor Compatible with CMOS Readout Integrated Circuit$140K
Feb 2022Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.7M
Sep 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Photonics Integrated Circuit Enabled Miniature On-Chip Urine Test system with High Sensitivity and Reliability$750K
Aug 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Resilient, Low Noise Figure, Wide Dynamic Range of Radio Frequency to Photonic (RF Photonic) Link$240K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Quantum Information Transported Over Radio Frequency$140K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Photonics Integrated Circuit Enabled Miniature On-chip Urine Test System With High Sensitivity And Reliability$125K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · Midwave/longwave Infared Detector With Electronically- Tunable Narrowband Spectral Response$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Plasmonic photonic antenna enhanced mid-wave infrared and longwave infrared emitter array$1.0M
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · ::igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d$975K
Dec 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A plasmonic photonic antenna (PPA) enhanced mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and longwave infrared (LWIR) emitter array$140K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Hyperspectral Middlewave Infrared And Longwave Infrared (mwir/lwir) Imaging Systems Capable Of Obtaining Hundreds Of Narrow Band (10-15 Nm) Spectral Information Of Earth's Surface, The Atmosphere, And Land Use In Agriculture Are Of Great Importance In Nasa's Earth Remote Sensing Missions. Existing Hyperspectral Mwir/lwir Imaging Systems Are Bulky And Heavy And Thus Not Suitable For Portable And Small Satellite Applications. This SBIR Project Aims To Develop An On-chip Hyerspectral I$130K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR I: Advanced Propulsion And Power Concepts For Large Size Class Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)$150K
Jul 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Photodetectors And Focal Plane Arrays (fpas) Covering The Middle-wave And Longwave Infrared (mwir/lwir) Are Of Great Importance In Numerous NASA Applications, Including Earth Remote Sensing For Carbon-based Trace Gases, LIDAR Mapping For Earth Resource Locating, And Environment And Atmosphere Monitoring. Existing Mwir/lwir Photodetectors Have A Low Operating Temperature Of Below 77K. The Requirement For Cryogenic Cooling Systems Adds Cost, Weight And Reliability Issues, Making It Un$699K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · Osd SBIR Phase II$714K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Sibr 1 - Porosity Free Molded Surfaces For Ooa Composites$150K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · Middle-wave Infrared (mwir, 3-5 ??m) Photodetectors Are Of Great Importance In Numerous NASA Applications, Including Thermal Remote Sensing For Carbon-based Trace Gases (CH4, CO2, And Co), Heat Capacity Mapping For Earth Resource Locating, Environment And Atmosphere Monitoring, And IR Spectroscopy. However, Existing Mwir Photodetectors Are Require A Low Operating Temperature, Below 77K To Achieve High Photodetectivity (d*). The Requirement For Cryogenic Cooling Systems Adds Cost, Weight And Reli$125K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR Effort Based On Proposal C2-0338$750K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · Osd SBIR Phase I$100K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR Low Noise Longwave Infared$70K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) Adaptive Multi-mode Photdector And Focal Plane Array$100K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I$100K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR II Program Entitled, "a Monolithically Integrated Large-format Multi-spectral Polarimetric Qd Fpa "$750K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · A Thermal-electrically Cooled Quantum-dot Middle-wave Infrared Photodetector With High Quantum Efficiency And Photodetectivity Middle-wave Infrared (lwir, 3.2-3.6 - -m) Photodetectors With A High Specific Photodetectivity (d*) Are Of Great Importance In NASA Slidar And Remote Sensing Applications. However, Existing Mwir Photodetectors Are Required To Be Operated At Low Temperature Of Below 77K To Achieve High Photodetectivity (d*). The Requirement For Cryogenic Cooling Systems Adds Cost, Weight $100K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR, Phase I$100K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Two Color Quantumdot Emitter Array$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
Jul 2007Federal contractDefense · Electronically Scanned Arrays (esa) Performance Prediction M$750K

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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