POLARONYX INC

San Jose, CA · Materials · Private

Femtosecond fiber laser additive manufacturing system for fabricating optical glass parts and capillary structures

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · polaronyx.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: San Jose, CA
Total capital: $33.1M

Federal grants: $7.9M; 18 awards · 2014–2025; Rank in peer group#1 of 17
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $25.2M; 84 awards · Defense, NASA, Commerce; Rank in Materials#26 of 1258
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0050 Biomimetic Zero Cte Lightweight Optical Structures$850K
Jul 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0050 Biomimetic Zero Cte Lightweight Optical Structures$850K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I - Biomimetic Zero Cte Lightweight Optical Structures$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I - Biomimetic Zero Cte Lightweight Optical Structures$150K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · FY23 SBIR Phase I - Robotic High-emissivity Surface Treatments$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase I Additive Manufacturing Of Radiation Tolerant Bearings.$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase II Microfabrication Of Stirling Heat Engine Regenerators$750K

Show 94 earlier federal awards

Jan 2022Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.2M
Dec 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Topic Number A20-024 Intelligent Precision Laser Forming, Cutting, And Welding$1.1M
Aug 2021Federal contractNASA · Ot Precision Femtosecond Laser Additive Manufacturing And Athermal Welding$750K
Jul 2021Federal contractNASA · Light Weight Radiation Shielding Components$750K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Microfabrication Of Stirling Heat Engine Regenerators$125K
May 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Nano 3D Printing of Capillary Optics$1.1M
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Topic A20-024, Intelligent Precision Laser Forming, Cutting, And Welding$167K
Sep 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · 3D printing of Tungsten Radial Collimator$190K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Additively Manufactured Hall-effect Thruster Discharge Channels$125K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Precision Femtosecond Laser Additive Manufacturing And Athermal Welding$125K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Light Weight Radiation Shielding Components$125K
Aug 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · 3D printing of Tungsten Radial Collimator$190K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing Materials$140K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$150K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · N201-086$240K
May 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · High Emissivity Surface Micro-Structuring$750K
Apr 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Direct Fabrication of Complex Radial Collimators$1M
Feb 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Nano 3D Printing of Capillary Optics$200K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · A Cost Effective Solution Of Laser Additive Manufacturing System For Sic Mirror Support Architecture With Integrated Functions Of Am&sm, In-process Inspection, And Feedback Control, By Using A Single Pulsed Fiber Laser.$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · A Novel Method To Achieve High Emissivity, With A Femtosecond (fs) Fiber Laser. It Is The Enabling Technology For Manufacturing High Temperature, High Strength, And High Emissivity Surface For Electric Propulsion Components.$125K
Jul 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Monolithic Tungsten Plasma Facing Components$200K
May 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Hybrid AM/SM of Complex Bimetallic Structure$1.0M
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Direct Fabrication of Complex Radial Collimators$150K
Jul 2018Federal contractInterior · Real-time Metrology And Feedback Control For Additive Manufacturing$1.5M
Jul 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Controllable 3D Manufacturing System$150K
May 2018Federal contractNASA · This NASA SBIR Phase II Proposal Presents An Unprecedented Method To Do Additive Manufacturing Of High Temperature Materials For Ntp With A Femtosecond (fs) Fiber Laser. A Proof Of Concept Demonstration Has Been Carried Out At The End Of Phase 1. It Is The Enabling Technology For 3D Manufacturing Of High Temperature Materials. With Our Successful History In Ultrafast Laser Am And Sm Processing, This Proposal Has A Great Potential To Succeed In Phase II. A Prototype Will Be Developed And Sample C$750K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Services For SBIR Program$1.1M
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$125K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf High Efficiency Pulsed Lasers Have Been Considered To Be An Enabling Technology To Build High Power Transmitters For Future Deep Space High Rate Space Communications. However, To Achieve A High Peak Power At A High Repetition Rate And With A Short Pulse Width AND>25% Wall Plug Efficiency Still Remains An Issue Unsolved. Polaronyx Proposes A Novel Approach Targeting To Make 20W High Power Fiber Laser At 1550 Nm And Resolve The Issues Of Efficiency. A Tabletop Feasibility Demonstrati$125K
Apr 2017Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovation Research Program 16.3 Phase I Topic SB163-004 Real-time Metrology And Feedback Control For Additive Manufacturing. Proposal Title: Real-time Metrology And Feedback Control For Additive Manufacturing$150K
Dec 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Controllable Metal Additive Manufacturing System$80K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Polaronyx Laser Repair$6K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Parallel Laser Surface Nano-structuring SBIR Phase I.$100K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Army SBIR Ph I Entitled "fiber Laser Source With Variable Pulse Width Capability"$100K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Process diagnostics to quantify mechanical performance of AM parts$80K
Apr 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · <10 fs Infrared High Energy Fiber Laser$1.0M
Feb 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Direct 3D femtosecond laser manufacturing of SOFC$150K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Osd (STTR Phase II) Low, Loss High Average Power Pm Wdms For Raman Fiber Lasers$749K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Laser Transmitters Operating At A Pulse Repetition Rate Of 20 Hz To 50 Hz And With Pulse Energy From 30 - 50 Mj Have Been Considered To Be An Enabling Technology For CO2 Measurement And Optical Communications. Polaronyx Proposes A Novel Approach Targeting To Make Reliable High Energy Ultra Large Core Fiber Amplifier At 1.57 Micron And Employing Our Proprietary Technologies In Specialty Fibers, Spectral Shaping And Pulse Shaping Techniques. At The End Of Phase 1, And Simulation Study$125K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf High Peak Power Short Pulsed Lasers Have Been Considered To Be An Enabling Technology To Build High Power Transmitters For Future Deep Space High Rate Space Communications. However, To Achieve A High Power At 100W Level With A Short Pulse Width AND>25% Wall Plug Efficiency Still Remains An Issue Unsolved. Polaronyx Proposes A Novel Approach Targeting To Make High Repetition Rate High Peak Power 100W Fiber Laser At 1550 Nm And Resolve The Issues Of Modulation Induced Chirp, Pulse Dis$125K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Research&development ''igf::ot::igf''$80K
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf High Efficiency Pulsed Lasers Have Been Considered To Be An Enabling Technology To Build High Power Transmitters For Future Deep Space High Rate Space Communications. However, To Achieve A High Peak Power At A High Repetition Rate And With A Short Pulse Width AND>25% Wall Plug Efficiency Still Remains An Issue Unsolved. Polaronyx Proposes A Novel Approach Targeting To Make 20W High Power Fiber Laser At 1550 Nm And Resolve The Issues Of Efficiency. A Tabletop Feasibility Demonstrati$750K
Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · &lt;10 fs High Energy Fiber Laser$150K
Jan 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Dhp Phase 1 Proposal H15B-002-0123$150K
Dec 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Throughput Super-black Surface Processing$500K
Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract Is For High Throughput Super-black Surface Processing.$1.0M
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf High Peak Power Short Pulsed Lasers Have Been Considered To Be An Enabling Technology To Build High Power Transmitters For Future Deep Space High Rate Space Communications. However, To Achieve A High Peak Power At A High Repetition Rate Over 100 Mhz And With A Short Pulse Width AND>25% Wall Plug Efficiency Still Remains An Issue Unsolved. Polaronyx Proposes A Novel Approach Targeting To Make 10 Mhz To Over 100 Mhz High Repetition Rate High Power Fiber Laser At 1550 Nm And Resolve Th$125K
Feb 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Osd "(STTR Phase 1) Low Loss, High Average Power Pm Wdms For Raman Fiber Lasers"$150K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract For High Throughput Super-black Surface Processing$149K
Feb 2013Federal contractInterior · Pulsed Laser System, Dual-wavelength$50K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II, Topic #: A10-069$730K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Pulsed Fiber Laser. 20UJ/20KW At 1.5UM.$20K
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Wide Field Of View (fov) High Gain Optical Rod Fiber Amplifier$150K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Topic N102-137$750K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · This SBIR Phase I Project Proposes A Single Frequency High Energy Fiber Laser For Remote Sensing. Current State-of-art Technologies Can Not Provide All Features Of High Energy And Efficiency, Compactness, And Narrow Spectral Width. Polaronyx Proposes, For The First Time, A High Energy (10 Mj) Fiber Amplifier To Meet With The Requirement Of Solicitation. This Proposal Is Based On The Sub-mj Fiber Laser At 1570 Nm We Have Achieved In Our Labs. In The High Power Amplifier Stage, Polaronyx Proposes $125K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II "supercontinuum Fiber Laser For Multi-spectral Energy Propagation"$750K
Sep 2011Federal contractNASA · Pulsed Erbium Fiber Amplifier$15K
Sep 2011Federal contractHealth and Human S · Ambis# 1564936URANUS Fiber Laser System, No: 1064-001-0200-INS-PM$33K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Fiber Laser$15K
Jun 2011Federal contractCommerce · Optical Amplifier$9K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Six Months$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · This SBIR Phase I Project Proposes A Single Frequency High Energy Resonant Amplifier For Remote Sensing. Current State-of-art Technologies Can Not Provide All Features Of High Energy And Efficiency, Compactness, And Narrow Spectral Width. Polaronyx Proposes, For The First Time, A High Energy (100 Mj) Resonant Amplifier To Meet With The Requirement Of Solicitation. This Proposal Is Based On The Spectral Shaping Sub-mj Fiber Laser At 1550 Nm We Have Achieved In Our Labs. In The High Power Amplifie$100K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1$119K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$849K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · R&d SBIR Topic N103-210$80K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Under SBIR Topic N102-137$150K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · "(STTR Phase 2) All Fiber-based High Power Mid-ir Precision Frequency Combs"$749K
Aug 2010Federal contractCommerce · SBIR Phase II$599K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1)-SUPERCONTINUUM Fiber Laser For Multi-spectral Energy Propagation$100K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase I Contract Award.$70K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Jupiter 1064 Nanosecond Pulsed Fiber Laser$25K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1 Polaronyx$100K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I With An Option Of 4 Months$69K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · TAS::80 0119::TAS Based On Our Success In Developing The World First Commercial 10 W Femtosecond Fiber Laser System And Our Leading Technology Development In Ultrashort Pulsed Fiber Laser And Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Polaronyx Proposes, For The First Time, A Compact All Fiber Based High Power Mid-ir Ofc Source And Sensor System. The Laser Is A Specialty Fiber Based Mopa Incorporating Our Proprietary Technology Of Pulse Shaping, Spectral Shaping And Polarization Shaping In Generation Mid-ir Pump S$100K
Nov 2009Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 2) High-throughput Femtosecond Fiber Laser Microstructuring System$750K
Nov 2009Federal contractDefense · Compact Robust Real Time Data Storage$67K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phae 1) Near-field Fiber Laser Comb Spectroscopy (nflcs)$100K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) All Fiber-based High Power Mid-ir Precision Frequency Combs$100K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
Jun 2009Federal contractCommerce · Recovery SBIR Phase I Award TAS::13 0549::TAS Arra::yes::arra$89K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · AF083-101; SBIR I; Ultrafast Fiber Laser System$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · High Energy Single Frequency Fiber Laser At Low Repetition Rate Technical Abstract: This SBIR Phase II Project Proposes A Single Frequency High Energy Fiber Laser System Operating At Low Repetition Rate Of 10 Hz To 1 Khz For Coherent LIDAR Systems For Remote Sensing. Current State-of-art Technologies Can Not Provide All Features Of High Energy And Efficiency, Compactness, Narrow Linewidth, Super Frequency And Power Stability, Low Noise, And High Extinction Ratio At The Same Time. Polaronyx Prop$600K
Jan 2009Federal contractCommerce · Transmission Compression Gratings$8K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · (STTR PHASE1 FY08) High-throughput Femtosecond Fiber Laser Microstructuring System$99K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Instrument$24K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$70K
Apr 2008Federal contractCommerce · High Energy Pulsed Fiber Laser$121K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · High Energy Single Frequency Fiber Laser At Low Repetition Rate$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · A Space-qualified Single Frequency Fiber Laser For Lisa .$100K
Nov 2007Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II -- A High Energy And High Efficiency Spectral Shaping Single Frequency Fiber Laser. This SBIR Phase II Project Proposes A Single Frequency High Energy Fiber Laser System For Coherent LIDAR Systems For Remote Sensing. Current State-of-art Technologies Can Not Provide All Features Of High Energy And Efficiency, Compactness, Narrow Linewidth, Super Frequency And Power Stability, Low Noise, And High Extinction Ratio At The Same Time. Polaronyx Proposes, For The First Time, A High Ener$600K
May 2007Federal contractCommerce · Solid State Laser$111K
Jan 2007Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I, A High Energy And High Efficiency Spectral Shaping Single Frequency Fiber Laser$70K
May 2006Federal contractDefense · 200608!600639!9700!HQ0006!MISSILE Defense Agency !HQ000606C7333 !a!n! !n! ! !20060516!20080415!038491002!038491002!038491002!N!POLARONYX Inc !470 Lakeside Drive, Suite !sunnyvale !CA!94085!77000!085!06!SUNNYVALE !santa Clara !CALIFORNIA!+000000750000!N!N!000000749809!AC21!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-basic Research !A2 !missile And Space Systems !caa !mda Support !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K
Apr 2005Federal contractDefense$742K

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Federal grants#1 · top 6%

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24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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