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Optical Engines, Inc.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO · Defense · Private

Directed energy laser systems for space defense applications

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Updated · opticalenginesinc.com

Sector
Defense
Headquarters
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Total capital
$11.1M
Federal grants
$3.9M
4 awards · 2014–2022
Rank in peer group#55 of 94
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$7.1M
19 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Defense#456 of 1442
Granted patents
10
16 pending · first 2016
Rank in peer group#12 of 94

Capital timeline

2010201220142016201820202022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $11.1M$1.1M$1M$1M$1.1M$1.0M$1.4M
2010201420182022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $11.1M$1.1M$1M$1.1M$1.4M

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Multi Kw Counter Pump Fiber Pump/signal Combiner$1.4M
  • Federal contractDefense · Three (3) Power Engine 1000 High Brightness Series And One (1) High-power Beam Combiner.$130K
  • Federal contractNASA · EO14042 FY22 SBIR Phase I Single Mode Ultra Large Mode Area Fiber Lasers With Large Energy Storage (he-ulma)$150K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Ultra Low SWAP Multi KW Directed Energy Laser Blade (LASERBLADE)$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Custom Monolithic Polarization-maintaining Photonic Crystal Amplifier Stage With Standard Fiber Signal And Pump Inputs$50K
  • Federal contractDefense · Ultra Low Size, Weight And Power Multi Kilowatt Directed Energy Laser Blade$50K
  • Federal contractDefense · Multi-kw Fiber Laser Monolithic Component Suite$1.0M
Show 16 earlier federal awards
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · PCF Based High Reliability Arbitrary Pulse Pattern Laser Amplifier$1.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development - High Power Etched Air Taper Combiner Technology For Next Generation Monolithic Fiber Amplifiers$100K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · To Investigate and Develop a Reduced Cost Completely Monolithic High Energy Ultrafast Fiber Amplifier Based on Microstructured Fiber and Counter Pumping$1M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In A Prior Program, Optical Engines Was Able To Achieve 300 W Average Cw Power In A Packaged Deep Space Uplink Transmitter Delivered To Jpl. In Order To Meet The Stated Jpl Goal Of 500W Of Average Power With A 20% Duty Factor In A Low Data Rate Configuration, Over 3KW Of Pump Power Will Be Required. In Order To Operate With The Nested High Data Rate Option, Mj Level Pulse Energies At High Average Powers Will Need To Be Achieved. These Performance Requirements Call For Novel And Uniq$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · ::igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · 7233 Phase II Research&development - High Power Fiber Laser Array High Accuracy Pointing And End Preparation Igf::ot::igf$1M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Mode Adapting Etched Air Taper Fiber Optic Pump Combiner$1.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Evaluation Metrics Considered For Phase I Include: Viable Designs And Proof Of Principles That Demonstrate Scalability To High Power And High Channel Counts. Passive And/or Active Designs Should Be Sensitive To Size Weight And Power (swap) Considerations, Adverse Environmental Operating Conditions And Serviceability Including; Repair Of Line Replaceable Units. Designs Compatible With Air-clad, High Na Fibers Or Glass-clad Gain Fibers Are Also Of Interest. Phase I Should Concentrate $125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR I Mode Adapting Etched Air Taper Fiber Optic Pump Combi$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf High Energy Laser Research&development For Hel-jto$638K
  • Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
  • Federal contractDefense · Task Order$500K
  • Federal contractNASA · Critical To The Success Of Delivering On The Promise Of Deep Space Optical Communications Is The Creation Of A Stable And Reliable High Power Multichannel Optical Uplink/beacon. Optical Engines Proposes To Deliver In Phase 2 2 Compact And Low Cost Fiber Amplifiers Suited To The Uplink Application. This Will Be Accomplished Through The Use Of Optical Engines Proprietary Multi-fiber Coupled 2.5KW Laser Diode Stacks, Its Etched Taper All Fiber Combiner Technology And A Custom Designed Photonic Crys$600K
  • Federal contractDefense · Ultra Compact Multi Kw Fiber Amplifier Platform$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Ultra Compact Multi Kw Fiber Amplifier Platform$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · Critical To The Success Of Delivering On The Promise Of Deep Space Optical Communications Is The Creation Of A Stable And Reliable High Power Multichannel Optical Uplink/beacon. Optical Engines Proposes To Demonstrate In Phase 1 A 1KW Compact And Low Cost Fiber Amplifier Suited To The Uplink Application. This Will Be Accomplished Through The Use Of Optical Engines Proprietary Multi-fiber Coupled 2.5KW Laser Diode Stacks, Its Etched Taper All Fiber Combiner Technology And A Custom Designed Photon$97K

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Standing among 94 peers

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Defense · System

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#12 · top 13%
  • Linked publications#8 · top 9%

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Founders and team

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What it has protected

USPTO · 10 granted of 26
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Recent research by its founders

  • Transverse mode instability (TMI) free high power operation of 85μm core Yb-doped chirally-coupled-core fiber amplifiers20250 cites
  • PM 56/400 Yb tapered fiber monolithic amplifier in a pulsed MOPA configuration for high energy/power applications20240 cites
  • All-fiber integrated 85um core chirally-coupled core fiber high energy amplifiers for compact coherently combined laser arrays20231 cites

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  • RPX TECHNOLOGIES INCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $7.2M in contracts
  • HELICON CHEMICAL COMPANY LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $7.2M in contracts
  • GENXCOMM INCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $7M in contracts
  • IN SPACE, L.L.C.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $7M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Defense

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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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