APPLIED OPTIMIZATION, INC.

Fairborn, OH · Materials · Private

Spatially Variant Photonic Crystals (SVPCs) for wide field-of-view infrared imaging and beam control

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · appliedo.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Fairborn, OH
Total capital: $35.6M

Federal grants: $11.8M; 20 awards · 2015–2025; Rank in peer group#4 of 84
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $23.8M; 45 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Materials#27 of 1258
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2024; Rank in peer group#25 of 84

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$140K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Wide Field Of View Lensing Spatially Variant Photonic Crystals$1.8M
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Wide Field Of View Lensing Spatially Variant Photonic Crystals$1.8M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Evaluating Data Strategies In Training AI Solutions For Space C2 To Design A Digital Training Environment For Data-informed Competitive Endurance (dice)$180K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Evaluating Data Strategies In Training AI Solutions For Space C2 To Design A Digital Training Environment For Data-informed Competitive Endurance (dice)$180K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Phase I Under Topic N24A-T003.$140K

Show 58 earlier federal awards

Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Under Topic N24A-T003.$140K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Satellite And Debris Discrimination And Identification$1.2M
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Satellite And Debris Discrimination And Identification$1.2M
May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Integrated Computations Materials Engineering (ICME) Modeling Tool for Optimum Gas Flow in Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes$1.1M
Dec 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hyperspectral, Wide Field of View of Spatially Variant Photonic Crystals$150K
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Satellite and Debris Discrimination and Identification$150K
Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Turbine Engine Efficiency Improvements by Additive Manufacturing$140K
Feb 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Machine Independent, Feature-Specific AM Parameters for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing to Enable DOD Ownership of Data to Produce High Quality, As-Built Material for Complex Geometry Structural Parts$1.3M
Oct 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Persistent-Surveillance Sky Camera$140K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
May 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Wire-Feed Additive Manufacturing Process Control Solution with Defect Detection, Identification and Correction$125K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Engineering And Operations For Turbulence And Aerosol Research (eotar)$410K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Dibl: The Purpose Of This Effort Is To Design, Optimize, And Demonstrate Breadboard Prototypes Of Bio-inspired Spatially Varying Photonic Crystals That Optimize Tunability, Self-collimation, And Transmission Of Light$750K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Tunable, Reconfigurable Metamaterials Using Liquid Crystal Medium$124K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Singular Optics Communications Method For Disadvantaged Users$750K
Sep 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Feed-Forward Controls for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Based Metal Additive Manufacturing$2M
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Engineering For Analysis Support For Deep Space Characterization And Situational Analysis$750K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Optimization Of Sodium Guide Star Return Using Polarization And/or Modulation Control$150K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1M
May 2019Federal contractDefense · Tunable Bioinspired Spatially-varying Random Photonic Crystals$150K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR I: Correlation And Data Processing Algorithms For Stereo Viewing With Optical Sensors$150K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · This Requirement Is To Perform Research And Development In Basic Research Of Non-traditional Sensor$150K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · The Research Objective Of The Proposed Work Is To Demonstrate Feasibility Of Utilizing Extensible Modeling To Create An Am Knowledgebase For Copper Alloy, GRCOP-84, And Utilize It To Design An Am Process For GRCOP-84. The Work Plan Has Three Tasks: (1) Utilize Process Modeling To Demonstrate Feasibility Of Predicting Am Process Parameters For Alloy GRCOP-84 For The Powder Bed And Blown Powder Processes And Generate Parameter Verification Data. (2) Perform Extensible Modeling To Generate An Am Kn$125K
Jul 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Understanding Additive Manufacturing Solidification Profile Effects on Material Inhomogenieties, Defects, and Qualification$1M
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Singular Optics Communications Method For Disadvantaged Users$150K
Apr 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$225K
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Additive Manufacturing Development of Naval Platform Heat Exchangers$1M
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Progress Report; Igf::ot::igf$225K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$1M
Oct 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Onsite Structural Restoration Methods for Aircraft Components$80K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Engineering And Analysis For Deep Space Characterization And Situational Awareness$1M
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Additive Manufacturing Development Of Naval Platform Heat Exchangers$150K
Dec 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced Algorithms for Non-Resolved Space Based Space Sensing$750K
Nov 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIRSOL2015.2$80K
Oct 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Telescope Electro-optical Research$1.5M
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III Project Entitled "three Axis Geo Stabilized - Change Detection (tag-cd)"$2M
Jul 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Ability To Assign A Level Of Confidence For Build Quality Is Fundamental To The Deployment Of Powder Bed Technology. Accordingly, The Research Objective Of This Work Is To Use Probability Theory As A Glue To Combine The Physics-based Models Used For The Selection Of Processing Parameters Together In Order To Produce Quality Deposits Using The Following Approach: (1) Use Probability Theory As The Glue To Combine Physics-based Models For Melt-pool Thermal-fluid Behavior And Track $750K
Jun 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · In Situ, Nondestructive Inspection During Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Parts$150K
May 2015Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N151-012 Igf::ot::igf$80K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Research Objectives Of This Proposal Are To: (1) To Adapt The Thermal-fluid Science Procedures For The Prediction Of Weld Defects To The Prediction And Control Of Surface Defects And Melt Pool Instability During The Deposition Of Single Tracks In Slm And To Control The As-deposited Microstructure. (2) Utilize Physics-based Analysis To Predict Variability Caused In The Individual Slm Track Cross-section Geometry Due To The Statistical Distribution Of Powder Particles Sizes And Th$123K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Algorithms For Non-resolved Space Based Space Sensing$150K
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Space Signatures For Rapid Unambiguous Identification Of Satellites$100K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · Rapid Part Qualification Methodology Of Aircraft Metallic Components Using Direct Digital Manufacturing Technologies (N2-4112)$689K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N122-123$80K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · STTR Manufacturing Process Optimization Of Ultrasonic Bonding Of Metallic Composites Research Study$100K
Aug 2012Federal contractDefense · Task Order For Photometry Analysis Optical Tracking And Evaluation System (panoptes)$694K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$150K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$746K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Photometry Analysis Software Tool (past)$295K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · "concurrent Collection Of Metric Observations And Spectral Brightness Data For Space Objects"$1.5M
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$150K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · Applied Optimization Baa RV-10-01 Call 006$1.4M
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$100K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Migrated Data Value Unknown$297K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Spectral Imaging Of Space Objects$100K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR2$200K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Unresolved Resident Space Object Characterization Using Time-frequency Analysis.$747K
May 2007Federal contractDefense · Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Machining Preforms$1M

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Standing among 84 peers

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Federal grants#4 · top 5%
Granted patents#25 · top 30%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Aug 15, 2024PendingAdditive Manufacturing Process Monitoring And CalibrationUSPTOApplication 18429886
Feb 27, 2024GrantedAdditive Manufacturing Process MonitoringUSPTOUS 11,915,405

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Regulatory activity · Materials

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24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

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SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.