DIGITAL OPTICS TECHNOLOGIES INC

Rolling Meadows, IL · Aerospace · Private

Fast-Light Ring Laser Gyroscope (FRLG) using Raman transitions for enhanced rotation sensing

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Rolling Meadows, IL
Total capital: $20.1M

Federal grants: $8.9M; 15 awards · 2014–2025; Rank in peer group#33 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $11.3M; 32 awards · Defense, Interior, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#220 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
Oct 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$140K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · STTR II AF22D-T006 F2-17762 O-dols: On Demand Optically Levitated Sensors$1.6M
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR II AF22D-T006 F2-17762 O-dols: On Demand Optically Levitated Sensors$1.6M
Nov 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$146K
Nov 2024Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$146K
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hitran-trained System For Rapid Measurement Of Ground-to-air Atmospheric$180K

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Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Hitran-trained System For Rapid Measurement Of Ground-to-air Atmospheric$180K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Specifically, We Propose The Use Of An Atomic Ring Laser Gyroscope Experiencing A Critically Tuned Negative Dispersion To Meet The Objectives Presented In The Solicitation.$180K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Specifically, We Propose The Use Of An Atomic Ring Laser Gyroscope Experiencing A Critically Tuned Negative Dispersion To Meet The Objectives Presented In The Solicitation.$180K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · Enhancing Sensitivity Of Ring Laser Gyroscopes And Accelerometers Using Slow-light Augmented Unbalanced Mach-zehnder Interferometry$166K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Enhancing Sensitivity Of Ring Laser Gyroscopes And Accelerometers Using Slow-light Augmented Unbalanced Mach-zehnder Interferometry$156K
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$146K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$246K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · O-dols: On Demand Optically Levitated Sensors - STTR Phase I$150K
May 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Quantum Noise Induced Sensitivity Limit of a Fast Light Ring Laser Gyroscope$750K
Aug 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Chip-Scale Superluminal IMU Using Rubidium and Integrated Photonics$750K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · In A Fast-light Ring Laser Gyroscope (frlg), The Group Index Is Vanishingly Small. The Sagnac Effect Induced Shift In The Resonance Frequency Of Each Of Two Counter-propagating Lasers, For A Given Rotation Rate, Is Amplified By A Factor Equaling Th$131K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Isotopic Quantum Non-Degeneracy based Superluminal Laser Gyroscopes and Accelerometers for GPS Denied Navigation$1.5M
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.1M
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort Entitled, "anomalous Dispersion Enhanced Inertial Sensors Using Raman Depletion Resonance"$111K
Jun 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Compact and Highly-Sensitive Multi-Axes Gyroscope using Large Momentum Transfer Point Source Atom Interferometry$755K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Isotopic Quantum Non-degeneracy Based Superliminal Laser Gyroscopes And Accelerometers For GPS Denie$150K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$240K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Compact And Highly-sensitive Multi-axes Gyroscope Using Large Momentum Transfer Point Source Atom Interferometry$125K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf:ot::igf Chip-scale Superluminal Imu Using Rubidium Atoms And Integrated Photonics SBIR Phase I 9 Months$150K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Chip-Scale Active Fast Light Gyroscope and Accelerometer using Integrated Photonic Technology$125K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · The Fast-light Effect In A Cavity, In The Active Or Passive Mode, Has Emerged As An Important Mechanism For Enhancing The Sensitivity Of Many Devices. Recently, We Have Been Investigating The Development Of Gyroscopes And Accelerometers Using The Active Mode, In Which The Cavity Is A Fast-light Ring Laser (flrl). Specifically, We Have Demonstrated, On A Table-top, A Pair Of Counter-propagating Flrl S, With One Of The Cavity Mirrors Mounted On A Metallic Diaphragm, Thus Realizing An Active Fast L$125K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I R&d Services. Six Month Base Period With Four Month Option Period$99K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-End Tactical Grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Technology for Missile Defense$1.5M
Apr 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Fast Light Enhanced Active Gyroscopes, Accelerometers and Fiber- Optic Sensors$750K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Fast-light Effect In A Cavity, Produced By Anomalous Dispersion, Has Emerged As An Important Mechanism For Enhancing The Sensitivity Of Many Devices. There Are Two Modes Of Operation Of Such A Cavity. In The Active Mode, The System Is A Superluminal Ring Laser (srl) That Experiences An Anomalous Dispersion Caused By The Gain Medium. In The Passive Mode, The System Is A White Light Cavity (wlc) That Experiences An Anomalous Dispersion Caused By An Intra-cavity Medium Or Via Coupl$125K
Dec 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-Performance, Low SWaP, Radiation Hardened and Vibrationally Robust Inertial Measurement Unit Employing Fast Light Technology For Missile Defense$125K
Aug 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Integrated Micro-inertial Sensors For GPS Denied Navigation Using Fast-light Enhanced Ring Laser Gyroscopes And Accelero$746K
Jun 2014Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Development Of A Portable Automic Clock Using Pulsed Coherent Population Trapping$100K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Next Generation Nano-electronic Circuit Elements Using Graphene Nano Ribbons$734K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Integrated Micro-inerial Sensors For GPS Denied Navagation Using Fast-light Enhanced Ring Laser Gyroscopes And Accelerom$150K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase I Research&development. Development Of High Energy Laser Analysis Software Along With Experimental Verification Of Dpal Rate Constants.$100K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 - Fast - Light Gyroscopes; Add Fpds Tx Code 4.$1.0M
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ii--ultrasensitive And Compact Superluminal Ring Laser Accelerometer For Inertial Navigation; Add Fpds Tx Code 4$750K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I - Compact&integrated Imu For GPS Denied Navigation Using Fast-light Gyroscopes&accelerometers$150K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · Carbon Nanotube Based Solutions For The Next Generations Logic Circuits$150K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$445K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$30K
Oct 2006Federal contractDefense · Multi-channel Optical Limiter$367K
Nov 2000Federal contractDefense · 200112!000027!1700!A8451 !naval Air Warfare Center, WEAPON!N6893601C0008 !a!n!*!n! !20001127!20021126!062914119!062914119!062914119!N!DIGITAL Optics Technologies, I!500 Old West Rd !randolph !MA!02368!67980!021!25!STOUGHTON !norfolk !mass !+000000552672!N!N!000000000000!AD91!RDTE/OTHER Defense-basic Research !A7 !electronics And Communication !2000!NOT Discernable Or Classified !541710!*!*!3! ! ! !*!*!*!b!*!*!n!$1.2M

Federal awards are summed by year (47 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#33 · top 21%

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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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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

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