OMEGA OPTICS, INC.

Austin, TX · Clean tech · Still private

Portable mid-IR spectrometer system integrated on UAVs for measuring methane and other gas emissions from oil and gas flares

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · omegaoptics.com

Sector: Clean tech
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Total capital: $6.4M

Federal grants: $6.4M; 24 awards · 2015–2024; Rank in peer group#4 of 27
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; first 2024; Rank in peer group#11 of 27

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Ph I$140K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Mid-IR UAV-based sensing platform with deep learning to Identify and Quantify Gaseous Emission in Gas Flares$250K
Sep 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hexagonal Transverse Coupled Cavity VCSEL Redefining the High-Speed Lasers$140K
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · GHz Fast Multiplexed OAM Generation and Detection$140K
Feb 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Integrated Ultra-High Performance Graphene Optical Modulator$150K
Jan 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Toward Ultra-Dense Integrated Plasmonic Circuits$750K
Dec 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Mid-Infrared LIDAR for Small Spacecraft$150K

Show 17 earlier federal awards

Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Monolithic Beam Steerer for High Power Mid-infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers$125K
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Monolithic Slow Light Enhanced Chip-Integrated Absorption Spectrometer from 3-15 microns$1.0M
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Flash Drive Integrated Label Free Silicon Nano-Photonic Bio-Assays for Space Station Bio-Diagnostics$125K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Monolithically Integrated TCC VCSELs with Surface-Normal 2D Slow-Light PC Waveguide Arrays$123K
Sep 2017Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Wearable Breath Sensors with Chip Integrated Mid Infrared Slow Light Enhanced Absorbance Spectroscopy on Conformal Flexible Substrates$150K
Sep 2017Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Wearable Breath Sensors with Chip Integrated Mid-Infrared Slow Light Enhanced Absorbance Spectroscopy on Conformal Flexible Substrates$150K
Aug 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Monolithic Slow Light Enhanced Chip-Integrated Absorption Spectrometer from 3-15 microns$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Monolithic Chip-Integrated Absorption Spectrometer from 3-5 microns$125K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Slow Light Based On-Chip High Resolution Fourier Transform Spectrometer For Geostationary Imaging of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases$125K
Jun 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Slow Light SteeredElectro-optic TransmissionScanner withWafer Scale Aperture$125K
Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fully Integrated On-Chip True Time Delay Phased Array Antenna Feed$150K
May 2016Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Integrated Alumina photonic waveguide based middle ultraviolet spectroscopy for picogram/microliter level nuclei acid quantitation$148K
Apr 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Ultra Low Power Consumption Graphene Oxide Infiltrated Subwavelength Waveguide based All-Optical Switch for Tera bit/s Optical Time Division Multiplexing$1M
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Widely Tunable Mid-Wave Infrared Surface Emitting Lasers for Wide Angle Beam Steering$80K
May 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Fully Printed Flexible 4-bit 2D (4x4) 16-Element Graphene-Based Phased Array Antenna System$749K
Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Ultra Low Power Consumption Graphene Oxide Infiltrated Subwavelength Waveguide based All-Optical Switch for Tera bit/s Optical Time Division Multiplexing$150K
Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Highly Sensitive HIgh Throughput Chip Based Biosensor Array for multiplexed detection of metals and radionuclides$225K

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Standing among 27 peers

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Clean tech · Device

Federal grants#4 · top 15%
Granted patents#11 · top 41%
Linked publications#1 · top 4%

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Founders and team

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 1

Mar 5, 2024GrantedVertical Photonic Crystal Waveguide for Gas DetectionUSPTOUS 11,921,037

Recent research by its founders

Flexible Error Modeling and Analysis of SiPho JTC Accelerators for CNNs20260 cites
Mixed-signal DAC/ADC co-design and photonic system integration20260 cites
DaLAMED: A Clock-Frequency and Data-Lifetime-Aware Methodology for Energy-Efficient Memory Design in Edge Devices20254 cites

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Regulatory activity · Clean tech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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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.