LIGHTWAVE PHOTONICS, INC.
Defense · Private
High-sensitivity photon detectors using III-nitride photocathodes deposited on microchannel plates with metallic buffer technology
lightwavephotonics.com →- Grants
- $450K
- 3 awards
- Sector median: 2
- Raised
- —
- No Form D on record
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 3
- 0 granted · 3 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓2015201620172018
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grant | Department of Energy · Phase I · Hyper emission green LEDs on lattice-matched metal substrates for advanced optical fiber networking | $149,999 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Energy · Phase I · Large-area, low-voltage, GaN-based avalanche photodiode arrays for application in harsh environments. | $149,999 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Energy · Phase I · Monolithic integration of high-efficiency UV photocathodes on large-area microchannel plates for high spatial and temporal resolution particle detection | $150,000 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTR
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1336 | Paladin Labs | — | — |
| 1337 | Cova Strategies, LLC | — | — |
| 1338 | Mach Industries Inc. | — | $186M |
| 1339 | LIGHTWAVE PHOTONICS, INC. | — | — |
| 1340 | TASKUNITE INC. | — | — |
| 1341 | ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYTICS, INC | — | — |
| 1342 | Kalos Technologies, Inc. | — | — |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Patents
- Materials, Structures, And Methods For Optical And Electrical Iii-nitride Semiconductor Devicesapplication
- Current-injecting/tunneling Light-emitting Device And Methodapplication
- Iii-nitride Light-emitting Devices With One Or More Resonance Reflectors And Reflective Engineered Growth Templates For Such Devices, And Methodsapplication
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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