Photonic Systems, Inc.

Defense · Private

RF-over-fiber (RFoF) links with integrated electronic linearization circuits and wavelength-multiplexed laser noise suppression for high spurious-free dynamic range and low noise figure

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · photonicsinc.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $55.8M

Federal grants: $1.3M; 5 awards · 2016–2025; Rank in peer group#61 of 113
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $54.4M; 53 awards · Defense, Commerce; Rank in Defense#138 of 1442
Granted patents: 11; 10 pending · first 2020; Rank in peer group#9 of 113

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2026Federal contractDefense · Photonics Transmitter - Receiver$41K
Oct 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$140K
Oct 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Investigation Of Multiple Design Options For Feasibility Of Enabling Fabrication Of An Electro-optic Modulator Chip.$139K
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Investigation Of Multiple Design Options For Feasibility Of Enabling Fabrication Of An Electro-optic Modulator Chip.$139K
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$763K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.3M

Show 51 earlier federal awards

Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Topic N241-059$140K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N241-059$140K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · RF Photonic Link - 20 Ghz Operation$104K
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph II$1.5M
Oct 2020Federal contractDefense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Effort For Statement Of Work Entitled, "field-configurable Modulator Array (fcma)"$1.5M
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Brief$140K
Nov 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Topic A18-029 For Research And Development Of Advanced Direct Wideband Analog To Digital Conversion For RADAR$999K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Photonic Integrated Circuits$1.8M
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · The Contractor Will Develop A Thz Photonic Link That Will Enable Point-to-point Communication Using Signals At Up To 500 Ghz, Enabling A Significant Increase In Network Capacity.$365K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Seaport Nxg Minimum Obligation Task Order$500
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · RF And Digital Photonic Link - Rack Moun$91K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Of A Photonically Sampled Direct Wideband Analog To Digital Converter$150K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Simultaneous Transmit And Receive Prototype System And Integration (star-psi)$640K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Base$1.2M
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · RF Photonic Link$49K
Aug 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Radio Frequency over Fiber (RFoF) for the Next Generation Submarine Electronic Warfare (EW) System$149K
Oct 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Challenges And Solutions For A Modular, Multi-function Mast$87K
Oct 2015Federal contractDefense · Miscellaneous Communication Equipment$89K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIRSOL2015.1$80K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Electromagnetic Attack-resistant Modulator$1.4M
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II Awarded Entitled "tachtical Interference Cancellation Equipment (tice).$986K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · PSI-2601-20L Microwave Photonic Link$20K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Advanced Front-end Component Development$1.4M
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Transmit And Receive Using Multi-function Photonics$259K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Ultra-wideband Low Power Electronic Digitizer$742K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · DOD 2013.1 SBIR Solicitation$150K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · Psi 2601-20L Microwave Photonic Link$20K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Microwave Fiber Optic Link 6 Transmitter$81K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$150K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Tactical Interference Cancellation Equipment (tice)$148K
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · Fiber Optic Transmitter/receiver$6K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · RF Photonic Link$41K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Microwave Fiber Optic Link 2$57K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$100K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Darpa Baa$429K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) Ultrafast Hybrid Active Materials And Devices For Compact RF Photonics$100K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Integrated Inp Components For Fiber-optic Gyroscopes (fog)$754K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) Reconfigurable Materials For Photonic Systems$100K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Basic Effort$1.1M
Aug 2008Federal contractCommerce · Small Signal Dither-based Modulator Bias Controller$6K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · R&d Services$348K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Research - DOD Solicitatoin 7.3 Topic N07-190$70K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Modulator$24K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Mda Sibr Phase I$100K
Nov 2006Federal contractDefense · Analysis Of Digital/analog Wdm Network - Conduct Threee (3) Month Study To Model, Analyze And Determine The Feasibility Of The Pebble-a Wdm Network For Analog Data Applications.$148K
Sep 2005Federal contractDefense · 200512!500807!9700!HR0011!DARPA Contract Management Dir. !HR001105C0163 !a!n! !n! ! !20050927!20060326!055023654!055023654!055023654!N!PHOTONIC Systems, Inc !900 Middlesex Tpke # 5 !billerica !MA!01821!05770!017!25!BILLERICA !middlesex !mass !+000000293595!N!N!000000293595!AD92!RDTE/OTHER Defense-applied Research !S1 !services !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$285K
Sep 2005Federal contractDefense · 200512!500713!9700!HQ0006!MISSILE Defense Agency !HQ000605C7229 !a!n! !n! ! !20050915!20070914!055023654!055023654!055023654!N!PHOTONIC Systems, Inc !900 Middlesex Tpke # 5 !billerica !MA!01821!99017!017!25!MIDDLESEX !middlesex !mass !+000000742430!N!N!000000742430!AC21!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-basic Research !A2 !missile And Space Systems !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$1.5M
Sep 2004Federal contractDefense · 200412!004799!1700!D710J !space And Naval Warfare Systems !N6600104C8045 !a!n! !n! ! !20040930!20050629!055023654!055023654!055023654!N!PHOTONIC Systems, Inc !900 Middlesex Turnpike !billerica !MA!01821!05805!017!25!BILLERICA !middlesex !mass !+000001875146!N!N!000000000000!AC61!RDTE/ELECTRONICS & Communication Eq-basic RESEARCH!S1 !services !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$29.4M
Jul 2000Federal contractDefense · 200010!5700!000233!GQ05 !afrl/ifkrf !F3060200C0128 !a!*!* !20000718!20050430!055023654!055023654!055023654!N!1KEJ6!PHOTONIC Systems, Inc. !103 Terrace Hall Avenue !burlington !MA!01803!11490!017!25!CARLISLE !middlesex !mass !0001!+000000764918!N!N!000000000000!AD93!RDTE/OTHER Defense-adv Tech Dev !A7 !electronics And Communication !3000!NOT Discernable Or Classified !8731!3!*!*!*!B!A!*!A !n!u!$3.9M

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Standing among 113 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#9 · top 8%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 11 granted of 21

May 28, 2024GrantedExtended Pulse Sampling System And MethodUSPTOUS 11,994,547
May 7, 2024GrantedHybrid Electro-Optic Polymer / Thin Film Lithium Niobate Integrated Optical ModulatorUSPTOUS 11,977,283
Nov 21, 2023GrantedSystem to Acquire Channel State Information for Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output SystemsUSPTOUS 11,824,602

Show all 21 patent records

Extended Pulse Sampling System And MethodMay 28, 2024 · US 11,994,547Granted
Hybrid Electro-Optic Polymer / Thin Film Lithium Niobate Integrated Optical ModulatorMay 7, 2024 · US 11,977,283Granted
System to Acquire Channel State Information for Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output SystemsNov 21, 2023 · US 11,824,602Granted
RF Signal Separation and Suppression System and MethodNov 14, 2023 · US 11,817,989Granted
Mode Converter for Optical Fiber-to-Thin Film Lithium Niobate CouplingJul 25, 2023 · US 11,709,320Granted
Same-aperture Any-frequency Simultaneous Transmit And Receive Communication SystemDec 27, 2022 · US 11,539,392Granted
Interference Suppression with Mitigation of Intermodulation DistortionAug 30, 2022 · US 11,431,413Granted
Frequency-agnostic Wireless Radio-frequency Front EndJul 21, 2022 · Application 17611936Pending
Bi-directional Signal Interface With Suppression Of Reflected SignalsMay 5, 2022 · Application 17510464Pending
Photonically-Sampled Electronically-Quantized Analog-to-Digital ConverterJun 15, 2021 · US 11,036,113Granted
Interference Suppression with Mitigation of Intermodulation DistortionMar 23, 2021 · US 10,958,344Granted
Same-aperture Any-frequency Simultaneous Transmit And Receive Communication SystemDec 29, 2020 · US 10,879,950Granted
Same-Aperture Any-Frequency Simultaneous Transmit and Receive Communication SystemMay 12, 2020 · US 10,651,886Granted
Interference Suppression with Mitigation of Intermodulation DistortionApplication 62868208Pending
Bi-directional Signal Interface With Suppression Of Reflected SignalsApplication PCTUS2021056530Pending
Hybrid Electro-Optic Polymer / Thin Film Lithium Niobate Integrated Optical ModulatorApplication 63195154Pending
Mode Converter for Optical Fiber to Thin Film LiNbO3 CouplingApplication 63144629Pending
Bi-Directional Signal Interface with Suppression of Reflected SignalsApplication 63108304Pending
Extended Pulse Sampling System And MethodApplication PCTUS2020055335Pending
Frequency-agnostic Wireless Radio-frequency Front EndApplication PCTUS2020033490Pending
Extended-Pulse Sampling System and MethodApplication 62915593Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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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

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