Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)

Subject: Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)
Solicitation Number: DARPA-PS-26-119
Notice Type: SOLICIT
NAICS: 541715
Notice Published: 05-20-26
Response Due: 07-09-26

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Office: DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Contact: AMPED PS Coordinator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Office Address: ARLINGTON, VA 222032114

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals for the Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED) program. The goal of AMPED is to demonstrate single-mode, diffraction-limited, continuous-wave (CW), highly efficient laser devices capable of unprecedented output power in a chip-scale form factor. This represents orders-of-magnitude improvement over the current state of the art in single-mode photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) devices. This solicitation includes a controlled unclassified information (CUI) Addendum that contains key technical details relevant to the program goals and objectives. Please see Attachment A of this PS for instructions on how to request the CUI Addendum.