LASER OPERATIONS LLC

Sylmar, CA · Defense · Private

High-power monolithic master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) diode lasers with diffraction-limited beams and narrow-line single-frequency output for directed energy weapons

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · qpclasers.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Sylmar, CA
Total capital: $8.3M

Federal grants: $1.5M; 1 award · 2022; Rank in peer group#42 of 113
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $6.8M; 21 awards · Defense, NASA, Commerce; Rank in Defense#462 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Ultra-High Efficiency Diffraction-Limited MOPA Diodes for Direct Diode High Power Lasers$1.5M
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development$150K
Aug 2014Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf Repair Service Of A Brightlock Qpc Laser System$8K
Aug 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Darpa SBIR Phase II Effort Entitled, "ultra-bright Diode Laser Emitters For Pumping High-power Fiber Amplifiers"$981K
Mar 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&dev. Proposal B2-1865 Title: Spectrally Narowed Pump Diode Arrays For Diode Pumped Alkali Lasers.$769K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Demonstrate In Phase I Through Modeling, Analysis, And Proof-of-principle Experiments Of Critical Elements Of The Proposed Technology That The Proposed Approach Is Viable For Further Investigation In Phase II. Phase I Work Should Clearly Validate The Viability Of The Technology Proposed To Perform In The Operational Environment (60,000 Feet And Higher) For Directed Energy Applications In A Component Critical Performance Demonstration. Phase I Will Culminate In A Cdr-level Design. Ph$125K
Nov 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Tunable Arrays For Alkali Laser Pumping$677K

Show 15 earlier federal awards

Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase I Entitled "ultra-bright Diode Laser Emitters For Pumping High Power Fiber Amplifiers"$149K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · Topic N122-112 Awd$79K
Oct 2012Federal contractDefense · Tunable Spectrally Tailored Pump Diode Array Stacks For Alkali Laser Pumping$458K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic # N121-013 Entitled "high-efficiency, High-temperature Laser Diodes For Naval High-energy Laser Applications"$80K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Spectrally Narrowed Operating Pumps$728K
Aug 2011Federal contractCommerce · Narrowed, Fiber-coupled Diode Laser With Tec Cooling$17K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$150K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Brightlase Ultra$4K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Brightlase ULTRA-100, Fiber Coupled Diode$28K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Laser Diode Module$120K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Repair Damaged Diode Laser$7K
Jun 2010Federal contractNASA · Purchase Laser Diode$20K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · Eye Safe Laser$119K
Aug 2009Federal contractNASA · High Power Diode Driver$24K
Mar 2006Federal contractDefense · 200608!600749!2100!W911QX!USA Materiel Command ACQUISITION!W911QX06C0044 !a!n! !n! ! !20060324!20080321!085467772!085467772!085467772!N!QUINTESSENCE Photonics CORPORA!15632 Roxford St !sylmar !CA!91342!77546!037!06!SYLMAR !los Angeles !CALIFORNIA!+000000364715!N!N!000000000000!AD96!RDTE/OTHER Defense-management Support !S1 !services !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$2.1M

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Standing among 113 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#42 · top 37%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

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

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

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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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

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