OPTIGRATE CORPORATION

Semiconductors · Acquired

Narrowband high-power tunable laser system for spin-exchange optical pumping of polarized helium-3

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · optigrate.com

Sector: Semiconductors
Total capital: $7.9M

Federal grants: $1.1M; 4 awards · 2015–2017; Rank in peer group#58 of 68
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $6.8M; 42 awards · NASA, Defense, Commerce; Rank in Semiconductors#45 of 707
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Narrow Raman Filter Sets Pr# 68-7056-17$17K
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Filter Sets Pr# 56-1015-17$6K
Feb 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Narrow band laser source for efficient 3He polarization$150K
Nov 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Laser diode array with diffraction limited divergence$100K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$80K
Aug 2016Federal contractCommerce · High Efficiency Grating$7K
Jul 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Self-compressed ultrashort pulsed laser$80K

Show 39 earlier federal awards

Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Filter Set$8K
Sep 2015Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf Bragg Grating$11K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I First Monthly Technical Report -$150K
Jul 2015Federal contractAgriculture · Beam Attenuator For LS-785-30W Laser System$7K
Jul 2015Federal contractCommerce · Bragg Grating For Lab Use$6K
Jun 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Magnetooptical isolator for free space and waveguide applications operating at 0.4-5 um$750K
Sep 2014Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf Optigrate Volume Bragg Grating (vbg) Device$6K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Bg Mirror$4K
Sep 2014Federal contractNASA · Reflecting Bragg Gratings Rb And R, Qty., 1 Each. High Energy Dual Band, 1 Each. Shipping And Handling.$10K
Apr 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I - Magneto-optical Isolator For Free Space$150K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · Volume Bragg Gratings For Spectral And Coherent Beam Combining In Mwir Spectral Region$748K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · RBG-1178-95$15K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Wavelength, Central Wavelength, Wavelength Positioning, Grating Thickness, High Energy Broadband, Diffraction Efficiency, And Shipping And Handling.$18K
Sep 2012Federal contractCommerce · Optigrate Volume Bragg Grating (vbg)$4K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Basic Contract Darpa STTR Phase I$100K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · Reflection Volume Bragg Gratings$11K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · R&D$750K
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$100K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR I. The Objective Of The Proposed Research Is To Develop A New Type Of Volume Holographic Elements That Can Operate In Mid IR Spectral Region.$150K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Narrow Band Blue Laser$247K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Robust Laser Stretcher / Compressor$248K
Jul 2011Federal contractCommerce · Bragg Grating Bandpass Filters$7K
Jun 2011Federal contractCommerce · Chirped Holographic Grating$20K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · The Main Goal Of The Project Is To Demonstrate The Feasibility Of A Monolithic Solid State Laser On The Basis Of Ptr Glass Co-doped With Luminescent Rare Earth Ions. The Main Feature Of This New Complex Material Is Its Ability To Be Simultaneously An Active Laser Medium And A Phase Photosensitive Medium. That Way The Same Piece Of Material Can Be Used As Laser Gain Element And A Monolithic Laser Resonator Produced By The Recorded In That Volume Bragg Gratings (vbgs). A Series Of Ptr Glasses Co-d$600K
Mar 2011Federal contractInterior · R&d, Wavelength-stabilized, High-brightness Diode Laser Pumps For High-power Fiber Lasers$99K
Jul 2010Federal contractCommerce · Holographic Grating$10K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Coherent Beam Combining Element For Five 150-W Fiber Lasers$100K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Volume Bragg Grating$9K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Coherent Beam Combining Fiber Lasers By Volume Bragg Grating$750K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · Development Of Airborne And Spaceborne Laser Systems Dictates A Number Of Extremely Challenging Requirements For Such Fine Optical Devices. These Requirements Include Minimizing Weight And Volume, Increasing Of Power And Brightness, High Tolerance To Mechanical And Acoustic Vibrations And Ionizing Radiation. Solid State Lasers Provide The Best Parameters Which Are Necessary For Free Space Optical Communications, Remote Sensing, Etc. However, All Such Lasers Require Fine Alignment And, Therefore,$100K
Sep 2009Federal contractNASA · Bulk Glass Holographic Filters, 2 Each; Arc-hp Coating, 1 Each. Shipping.$11K
Sep 2009Federal contractNASA · This Proposal Is Based On Successful Results Of Phase I Project Where It Was Shown That The Use Of Volume Bragg Gratings In Ptr Glass As Selectors Of Transverse And Longitudinal Modes In External Resonators Of Fiber Lasers Resulted In Single-frequency Oscillation. Technology Of Low-loss Thick Volume Bragg Gratings In Photo-thermo-refractive (ptr) Glass Which Provide Extremely Narrow Spectral Width Down To 60 Pm In The Spectral Range Of 1.5 Um Is Developed. New Narrow-band Filters Based On Cohere$600K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Bragg Grating$7K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · N08-047 Optigrate Corporation New Award$749K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$100K
Jun 2008Federal contractCommerce · Holographic Grating$4K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$100K
Mar 2007Federal contractNASA · High Resolving Power Volume Diffractive Gratings For 400-2700NM Spectral Range - SBIR Phase II Award. The Main Purpose Of This NASA SBIR Project Is Development Of A Novel Type Of High Resolving Power Diffraction Gratings Based On Volume Bragg Gratings Technology. NASA SBIR Phase II Project Has The Main Purpose In Further Development Of Innovative High Resolving Power Diffraction Gratings Based On Ptr Glass Volume Grating Technology. The Key Innovation, Which Was Used For Creation Of These Gratin$600K
Jan 2007Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I, High Power Compact Single-frequency Volume Bragg Er-doped Fiber Laser$100K

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

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Sources

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