RAM PHOTONICS LLC
Compact hermetic fiber-optic connectors for fiber-optic gyroscopes
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Webster, NY
- Total capital
- $52.5M
- Federal grants
- $6M
- 9 awards · 2014–2023
- Rank in peer group#64 of 155
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $46.5M
- 30 awards · Interior, Defense, NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#81 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 23
- 17 pending · first 2013
- Rank in peer group#9 of 155
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph 3 N131-017$1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR 2 N231-D01$1.0M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR 3 N131-017$1.3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Expanded-beam Conformal Hermetic Optical-fiber Connector$140K
- Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$239K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR 3 N131-017$133K
- Federal contractDefense · Correlative Receiver$8.5M
Show 32 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Research Iaw The Statement Of Work In Support Of A Darpa Seedling Effort.$968K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Fiber Laser Integrated Performance Predictive Suite (FLIPPS)$1.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Baa Wideband Coherent Spectral Analysis Base Period$3.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fiber Laser Integrated Performance Predictive Suite (FLIPPS)$149K
- Federal contractDefense · All-silicon Hybrid Photon-electron Receiver$4.1M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR 3 N131-017$5.4M
- Federal contractDefense · Scalable Coherent Photonic Array On A Silicon Platform$1.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf:ot:igf - Baa 16-18 Base Period - 21 Months$8.9M
- Federal contractDefense · Tir Immersion Gratings For Sbs Systems$2.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low-Noise Tunable Coherent Emitter Array Synthesis using Silicon Shock-Wave Mixers$149K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Low-Power-Consumption Integrated PPM Laser Transmitter$749K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Coding, Equalization And Signal Recovery For Comb-assisted Spread Spectrum Receivers (cassper)$1.6M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · BLACK Diodes$100K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Nonlinear-DSP-Enabled RF-Photonic Link$747K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Conventional Ppm Laser Transmitters, A Cw Laser Followed By A Modulator, Are Inherently Inefficient Since The Data Must Be Carved From The Laser's Steady Output. 95% Of The Optical Power Is Discarded In A Standard Telecom Rz Format, With Another= 8X Efficiency Reduction Using A Ppm Scheme. An Alternative Is To Form The Pulse Train With A Mode-locked Laser. However, Since The Resultant Mll Pulse Train Is Periodic, It Must Produce Pulses In Every Symbol Slot, Not Just Once Per Symbol$124K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low-Noise, Parametric, Photonic Oscillator in Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) Band$1.4M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR N131-017 Phase II "high-efficiency Polarization-insensitive Diffraction Grating For All-glass Monolithic Sbc Fihber Laser System."$949K
- Federal contractDefense · Navy STTR 14.A$150K
- Federal contractDefense · DOD 2013.1 SBIR Solicitation$1.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development Title: Spatio-spectral Compressor For High-brightness, Narrowband Diode Pumping Of Dpal$125K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Low-noise, Parametric, Photonic Oscillator In Short-wave Infrared (swir) Band$149K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Contract Will Be Awarded To Ram Photonics Under SBIR1 Topic N131-017 Entitled Polarization Insensitive Diffraction Grating For Navy Tactical Airborne High Energy Lasers (hel) Applications.$150K
- Federal contractDefense · DOD 2013.1 SBIR Solicitation$150K
- Federal contractDefense · R&d Services For Cw-seeded Frequency Comb For Navigation Devices$103K
- Federal contractNASA · Interplanetary Missions Are At The Core Of Nasa's Current Space Exploration Program And Are Expected To Lead The Way To New Resource Discovery In The Next Decade And Beyond. In The Absence Of Manned Craft, The Payoff For A Given Mission Rests In Its Ability To Gather Data And Transmit It Back To Earth. While Sensors And Metrology Instrumentation Are Continually Being Improved With Emergent Subsystems, The Bottleneck To Mapping The Solar System Rests Not With The Ability To Gather Data, But Rathe$100K
- Federal contractDefense · High Precision Digitization Of Bandwidth$2.2M
- Federal contractDefense · STTR Topic N11A-T008$80K
- Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$100K
- Federal contractDefense · Services Iaw The Sow$184K
- Federal contractDefense · R & D SBIR Topic N101-030$79K
- Federal contractInterior · Darpa SBIR 9.3, Phase 1 - Fast, Narrow Linewidth Near Infrared (nir)/shortwave Infrared (swir) Scanner$99K
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Standing among 155 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Device
- Federal grants#64 · top 41%
- Granted patents#9 · top 6%
- Linked publications#3 · top 2%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 23 granted of 40- GrantedMethod And System For Aligning And Splicing Polarization Maintaining FibersUSPTOUS 12,736,750
- GrantedMethod And System For Multi-wavelength Laser SystemUSPTOUS 12,424,815
- GrantedHigh Bandwidth Immersion GratingUSPTOUS 12,339,473
Show all 40 patent records
- Method And System For Aligning And Splicing Polarization Maintaining FibersSep 15, 2026 · US 12,736,750Granted
- Method And System For Multi-wavelength Laser SystemSep 23, 2025 · US 12,424,815Granted
- High Bandwidth Immersion GratingJun 24, 2025 · US 12,339,473Granted
- Method And System For Rotational Alignment Of Polarization Maintaining FibersMay 13, 2025 · US 12,298,562Granted
- Method And System For Stabilizing Fiber Grating Optical ParametersApr 16, 2024 · US 11,960,130Granted
- Techniques For Laser Beam Sensing And Profiling Using Temperature-sensitive StructuresFeb 6, 2024 · US 11,892,347Granted
- Method And System For Multispectral Beam CombinerAug 15, 2023 · US 11,726,341Granted
- Method And System For Aligning And Splicing Polarization Maintaining FibersNov 3, 2022 · Application 17733323Pending
- Method And System For Spread Spectrum Code AcquisitionJun 21, 2022 · US 11,368,182Granted
- Methods For Computation-free Wideband Spectral Correlation And AnalysisOct 5, 2021 · US 11,137,627Granted
- Method And System For Spread Spectrum Code AcquisitionMay 11, 2021 · US 11,005,520Granted
- Method And System For Multispectral Beam CombinerMar 2, 2021 · US 10,935,802Granted
- Method And System For Spread Spectrum Code AcquisitionAug 25, 2020 · US 10,756,776Granted
- Method And System For Multispectral Beam CombinerFeb 4, 2020 · US 10,551,626Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Wavefront SensingAug 6, 2019 · US 10,371,580Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Wavefront SensingMar 20, 2018 · US 9,921,111Granted
- Optical Frequency Tracking And Stabilization Based On Extra-cavity FrequencyDec 27, 2016 · US 9,528,875Granted
- Methods And Apparatus For Power-equalized Optical Frequency Comb GenerationDec 6, 2016 · US 9,513,423Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Wavefront SensingAug 23, 2016 · US 9,423,306Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Generation Of Coherent Frequency CombsJan 26, 2016 · US 9,244,330Granted
- Optical Frequency Tracking And Stabilization Based On Extra-cavity FrequencyMar 17, 2015 · US 8,981,273Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Generation Of Coherent Frequency CombsJul 22, 2014 · US 8,786,930Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Generation Of Coherent Frequency CombsMay 28, 2013 · US 8,451,528Granted
- Methods And Apparatus For Power-equalized Optical Frequency Comb GenerationMay 21, 2013 · US 8,447,155Granted
- Method And System For Multi-wavelength Laser SystemApplication 63140704Pending
- Method And System For Stabilizing Fiber Grating Optical ParametersApplication 63140709Pending
- Method And System For Performing Signal Analysis Using A Hybrid Photonic-electronic ProcessorApplication 63154506Pending
- Method And System For Performing Signal Analysis Using A Correlative ReceiverApplication 63154550Pending
- Method And System For Laser Beam Sensing And ProfilingApplication 63172871Pending
- Methods For Computation-free Wideband Spectral Correlation And AnalysisApplication 62666363Pending
- Method And System For Rotational Alignment Of Polarization Maintaining FibersApplication 63181869Pending
- Method for fast spread spectrum code acquisitionApplication 62593803Pending
- Method And System For Measurement Of Fiber CurvatureApplication 63181873Pending
- Method And System For Aligning And Splicing Polarization Maintaining FibersApplication 63181870Pending
- Wireless Mapping In Real-time Using Correlative Passive ReceiverApplication 63193520Pending
- Wireless Mapping In Real-time For Autonomous Vehicles Using Correlative Passive ReceiverApplication 63193519Pending
- Method And Apparatus For Generating High Power Laser LightApplication PCTUS2014059855Pending
- Method And System For Aligning And Splicing Polarization Maintaining FibersApplication 63246849Pending
- Method And Apparatus For Generating High Power Laser LightApplication 61890479Pending
- Methods And Systems For Detecting The Presence Of An Optical FiberApplication 63318050Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Influence of pump spectrum on stimulated Brillouin scattering part 1: analysing SBS threshold20240 cites
- Automated Assembly of 500-Count, Laser-Welded, Fiber-Optic Arrays at Density Limit20232 cites
- Automated Assembly of 500-Count, Laser-Welded, Fiber-Optic Arrays at Density Limit20230 cites
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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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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