SPECTRUM PHOTONICS INC

Honolulu, HI · Aerospace · Private

Compact, low-cost optical sensors for small satellites

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Honolulu, HI
Total capital: $51.4M

Federal grants: $9.4M; 11 awards · 2016–2026; Rank in peer group#29 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $42M; 37 awards · Defense, Homeland Security; Rank in Aerospace#86 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Hyperspectral Mid-wave Infrared Sensor For Attritable Platforms$1.2M
Feb 2026Federal contractDefense · Hyperspectral Mid-wave Infrared Sensor For Attritable Platforms$1.2M
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Thermal Hyperspectral Earth-observing Tactical Small Sat Payload$1.2M
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Thermal Hyperspectral Earth-observing Tactical Small Sat Payload$1.2M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Topic A234-P010, Xtechsbir Pacific Finalist Open Topic Competition$1.9M
Mar 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Topic A234-P010, Xtechsbir Pacific Finalist Open Topic Competition$1.9M
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Direct To Phii, Army Topic #A244-030, "miniaturization Of Hyperspectral Sensors For UAS Applications". Current Effort Continues The Effort Initiated Under Phi SBIR Contract$2M

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Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Direct To Phii, Army Topic #A244-030, "miniaturization Of Hyperspectral Sensors For UAS Applications". Current Effort Continues The Effort Initiated Under Phi SBIR Contract$2M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Research & Development$2.8M
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hyperspectral Imaging Hsi Technology$180K
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · Hyperspectral Imaging Hsi Technology$180K
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · "spectrum Photonics, Inc." SBIR Phase I Topic A234-P010, HYCARS1: Group 1 Uas-borne Thermal Hsi For Information Advantage At The Tactical Edge$250K
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · "spectrum Photonics, Inc." SBIR Phase I Topic A234-P010, HYCARS1: Group 1 Uas-borne Thermal Hsi For Information Advantage At The Tactical Edge$250K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III R&d$890K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Research & Development$884K
Feb 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Compact, Low-cost Long Wave Infrared Hyperspectral Sensor for Spacecraft$750K
Feb 2022Federal contractDefense · Compact, Low-cost Long Wave Infrared Hyperspectral Sensor For Spacecraft$1.6M
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Proposal Entitled, Low-cost, Ultra-compact Hyperspectral Imaging System (uchis) For Remote/standoff Detection And Characterization Applications$1.4M
May 2021Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase I · High Throughput Dual-Band Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging for Contraband Detection$150K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Rdt&e Services - Base$53K
Apr 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compact Dual-band thermal and LWIR HSI Payload for SUAS$150K
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · 6 Months SBIR I Topic A19-016. The Contractor Shall Research And Develop A Integrated 2-COLOR Thermal Polarimetric Sensor And Deep Neural Network$112K
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Integrated 2-Color Thermal Polarimetric Sensor and Deep Neural Network for AI and ML Based Detection and Identification$112K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.0M
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Reports-cdrl A002$140K
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · Phase I Low Cost Imager Payload$150K
Mar 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$2M
Dec 2017Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Base Period$4.9M
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Start Of Contract Meeting$1K
Nov 2016Federal contractDefense · SBIRSOL2016.2 Igf::ct::igf$150K
Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Compact, Configurable, Real-Time Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging System$1.5M
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Standoff Illuminator For Measuring Absorbance And Reflectance Infrared Light Signatures$8.2M
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Base Period - SBIR Phase I -compact, Configurable, Real-time Multi-band Lw/mwir Hyperspectral Imaging System$150K
May 2014Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf New SBIR Phase I Contract$100K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR I Space Based Hyper-spectral Imaging Sensor$150K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · This Is A Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Effort For The Development Of A Hyperspectral Sensor System In The Vnir-swir Wavelength Region Featuring Hyperspectral Cube Rates On The Order Of 10 Cubes Per Second.$100K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Hyper-recon Spectral Imager$2.9M
Aug 2012Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR - Passive Infrared Detection Of Liquids On Surfaces$1.0M
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · M3TD Detection System - Category D$295K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR Passive Infrared Detection$150K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · Basic New Award On TOPIC:N091-046$3.2M
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · This Action Awards A Phase I Bridge And Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Effort To Spectrum Photonics Under Solicitation 8.2, Topic A08-097 Standoff Detection Of Improvised Explosive Devices (ieds), Explosively Formed Penetrators (efps), Or Landmines.$770K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Phase III SBIR For Uchis With Matched Spectral-readout Transducer$975K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR - Low Cost Lwir$730K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$100K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · Low Cost Lwir Interferometric Hsi System$100K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Monthly Progress Reports$70K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Ultra-compact Hyperspectral Imaging System Concept$135K

Federal awards are summed by year (48 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Device

Federal grants#29 · top 19%

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Founders and team

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.