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BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC

Boulder, CO · Aerospace · Private

High-performance coherent-detection lidar system for long-range wind profiling in aviation

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Updated · beyondphotonics.com

Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Boulder, CO
Total capital
$14.8M
Federal grants
$5.4M
11 awards · 2016–2024
Rank in peer group#74 of 155
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$9.4M
31 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#244 of 1335
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

201320152017201920212023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $14.8M2013: $55K across 3 contracts2014: $231K across 3 contracts2015: $275K across 7 contracts2016: $125K across 1 grant · $166K across 2 contracts$291K2017: $750K across 1 grant · $1.9M across 2 contracts$2.7M2018: $875K across 2 grants · $1.3M across 6 contracts$2.2M2019: $150K across 1 grant2020: $125K across 1 grant · $125K across 1 contract2021: $2.4M across 3 grants · $1.9M across 4 contracts$4.3M2023: $150K across 1 grant · $2.4M across 1 contract$2.6M2024: $850K across 1 grant · $978K across 2 contracts$1.8M
201320152017201920212023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $14.8M2013: $55K across 3 contracts2014: $231K across 3 contracts2015: $275K across 7 contracts2016: $125K across 1 grant · $166K across 2 contracts2017: $750K across 1 grant · $1.9M across 2 contracts$2.7M2018: $875K across 2 grants · $1.3M across 6 contracts$2.2M2019: $150K across 1 grant2020: $125K across 1 grant · $125K across 1 contract2021: $2.4M across 3 grants · $1.9M across 4 contracts$4.3M2023: $150K across 1 grant · $2.4M across 1 contract$2.6M2024: $850K across 1 grant · $978K across 2 contracts

Latest events

  • Federal contractNASA · Fiber-coupled Pzt-tunable Swift Laser/ho:ylf Fiber-coupled Pzt-tunable Swift Laser, 2052.92NM, >50MW Cw Single Frequency$128K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II, Long-range Compact Economical LIDAR For Wind Profiling$850K
  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II, Long-range Compact Economical LIDAR For Wind Profiling$850K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Long-Range Compact Economical Lidar for Wind Profiling$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · P3 - Compact Power Amplifier For Hybrid Fiber/bulk Wind LIDAR Transmitters$2.4M
  • Federal contractNASA · This Purchase Order Is For Wind-sp Invar Optical Bench As Per Attached Quote 7/06/2021...DELIVERY Date: .OT1 PAYMENT-24 Weeks After ATP.OT2 PM1:-6 Weeks After ATP.OT2 PM2:-16 Weeks After ATP.OT2 PM3:-22 Weeks After Atp.$51K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Compact Power Amplifier for Hybrid Fiber/Bulk Wind Lidar Transmitters$750K
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  • Federal contractNASA · Compact Power Amplifier For Hybrid Fiber/bulk Wind LIDAR Transmitters$1.1M
  • Federal contractNASA · Professional Support$19K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Compact Transmitter for Methane and Wind Measurements$125K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Compact Efficient LADAR for Target Detection and Ranging$1.5M
  • Federal contractNASA · Autonomous Alignment Advancements For Eye-safe Coherent LIDAR$712K
  • Federal contractNASA · Compact Power Amplifier For Hybrid Fiber/bulk Wind LIDAR Transmitters$125K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · High Efficiency Wide Bandwidth Balanced Detector/Preamplifier at 2 Micron Wavelength$125K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compact Efficient LADAR for Target Detection and Ranging$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · Dawn Alignment On-site Consulting$27K
  • Federal contractNASA · In This Proposal We Describe Enhancements To The SBIR Phase 2 Program For A Compact 2-MICRON Transmitter For Remote Sensing Applications That Progress This Research To A Packaged Product As A High Performance 2-MICRON LIDAR Transceiver. This Extension Program Will Significantly Progress The Study Of The Baseline Program To The Production Of Devices Compatible With The NASA Wind-sp Demonstration Environment And Also For Commercial Product Applications. The Development Of The Coherent LIDAR System$316K
  • Federal contractNASA · Laser Repair$25K
  • Federal contractNASA · This Is For Technical Consulting And Oversight To Remount The Nasa/langley Research Center Scanner On The Windtracer LIDAR Shelter, Remount The Transceiver System, Realign Transceiver Laser Beams And Validate The LIDAR Instrumentation Functionality.$25K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Autonomous Alignment Advancements for Eye-Safe Coherent Lidar$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · In This Phase II Effort We Propose To Advance The Development Of Autonomous Alignment Technology Allowing Improved Performance And Reliability From Coherent LIDAR Systems And Demonstrate The Technologies In A Working Coherent LIDAR System. Eye-safe Coherent LIDAR Technology Holds Great Promise Of Meeting Nasa's Demanding Remote 3D Space Winds Goal Near Term. Highly Autonomous, Long-range Coherent LIDAR Systems May However Suffer Significant Signal Loss Due To Environment-induced Component Misali$897K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hybrid Lidar for Object Detection and Identification$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Laser Repair$24K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Advanced Coherent Detection Wind Space Pathfinder (wind Sp) LIDAR Directly Advances The Overall Technology Maturation And Readiness Of Coherent Detection Wind Measurements Towards The 3D Global Wind Space Mission. It Represents A Major Next Step That Will Result In A New Instrument That Matches Form, Fit, And Function Of The LIDAR Subsystem With A Spaceready Instrument While Retaining Appropriate Alignment Accessibility. The Primary Objective Of The Wind Space Pathfinder Activi$1.8M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Eye-safe Coherent LIDAR Technology Holds Increasing Promise Of Meeting Nasa's Demanding Remote 3D Space Winds Goal Near Term. Highly Autonomous, Long-range Coherent LIDAR Systems May Suffer Significant Snr Loss Due To Environment-induced Component Misalignment. Although Systems Can Be Engineered With The Required Alignment Stability, The Overall Size, Mass, And Cost To Produce Coherent LIDAR Systems Will Benefit From Incorporating Technology Into The Design That Allows Alignment To$125K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Compact 2-Micron Transmitter for Remote Sensing Applications$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Technical Consulting For The Dawn's LIDAR System Efficiency (lse)$41K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Compact Methane Sensing Lidar for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Beyond Photonics Proposes To Develop A Highly Compact, Efficient Next-generation Single-frequency Pulsed Transmitter Laser For Current And Future NASA Missions Focused On Laser Remote Sensing In The Short-wave Infrared Wavelength Region Near Two Microns. More Reliable And Compact Sources Of This Type Are Required For NASA And Commercial/military Applications Such As Terrestrial And Airborne Doppler Winds, Long-range Measurement Of Molecular CO2 And H2O Concentrations In The Atmosph$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Optimization Of Dawn LIDAR System Efficiency$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$22K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf LIDAR Performance Analysis Reports$95K
  • Federal contractNASA · Air Conditioning Unit For NASA Larc Windtracer LIDAR Shelter$7K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Technical Consulting Hours For Dawn LIDAR System$15K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Removal Of Old Fiber From Meteor Fiber Port And Install New Fiber Assembly And Optimize Performance Supply Final Report$4K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Doppler Aerosol Wind LIDAR Laser Unit Refurbishment$7K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Repair Of Meteor Laser And Replace 1W Pump With 2W Pump$20K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf We Propose The Potential To Develop Significant Improvements To Size, Weight, And Prime Power Requirements Of Front-end Cw Lasers And Associated Frequency Stabilization And Offset-locking Photonics And Electronics That Are Utilized In Laser-based Remote Sensing Systems For The Measurement Of Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations And Wind Velocity. The Emphasis In The Proposed Program Is To Develop Stable Front-end Sources For 2-MICRON Wavelength Systems, But It Is Anticipated That Much Of $125K
  • Federal contractNASA · "igf::ot::igf" Windtracer Component Assessment And System Integration$87K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf LIDAR Laser Alignment Procedural Document And Onsite Service$16K
  • Federal contractDefense · Rigf::ot::igf Epair Of The Wtx Protype Doppler LIDAR$30K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Wavelength Reset, Fiber Coating, Installation, Fiber Coupling Optimization Of Meteor Seed Laser$9K

Federal awards are summed by year (42 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Device

  • Federal grants#74 · top 48%

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What it has protected

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

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