FIREFLY PHOTONICS LLC

Coralville, IA · Semiconductors · Private

Dual-band VCSEL-based infrared projector with cryogenic cooling and 64-megapixel scalable array for mid-wave thermal imaging

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · fireflyphotonics.com

Sector: Semiconductors
Headquarters: Coralville, IA
Total capital: $1.4M

Federal grants: $415K; 3 awards · 2018–2021; Rank in peer group#31 of 49
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $1M; 3 awards · Defense, Environmental Prot; Rank in Semiconductors#123 of 707
Granted patents: 0; 1 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Next Gen 64 Megapixel Thermal Scene Projector Based on Dual Band Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Array$150K
Jul 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-Efficiency Micro-Pillar Infrared Light Emitting Diode Arrays for Infrared Scene Projection$140K
Mar 2021Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · SBIR Phase I Proposal #B202B-0006.FIELD Deployable Mid-infrared Spectrometer For Monitoring Volatile Organic Compound (voc) Emissions From Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (cafos) Firefly Photonics, Llc$100K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Photonic Crystal Infrared Emitter$750K
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Two-Dimensional Surface Emitting Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) Interband Cascade Laser Arrays for High-Power Applications$125K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Ph 1 - Photonic Crystal Infrared Emitter$150K

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USPTO · 0 granted of 1

Apr 21, 2022PendingCascaded Type II Superlattice Infrared Detector Operating At 300 KUSPTOApplication 17507752

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Sources

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