DON26BZ01-NV012Pre-ReleaseSBIR

Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers

Department of DefenseNAVY

AI Overview

This SBIR solicits nonlinear optical dyes embedded in sol-gel glass to protect military EO/IR sensors from frequency-agile lasers and dazzlers. The technology must rapidly switch from transparent to blocking states while maintaining ambient light transmission and surviving 10,000+ pulses without degradation.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
March 2, 2026
Due Date
June 3, 2026

Official Description

The proliferation of commercial, visible, and infrared wavelength laser systems is increasingly becoming a threat to our warfighters, which drives the need for further research and development for electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor. Current fielded sensor protection equipment is limited to fixed wavelength filters. However, broad band filters that are designed to circumvent multiwavelength laser threats are plagued by low transmittance, which degrades the sensitivity and performance of the ...

Change History

Date ChangedApr 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM

Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers

Close Date changed from 2026-04-22 to 2026-06-03

Date ChangedApr 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM

Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers

Open Date changed from 2026-03-25 to 2026-05-06

Status ChangedApr 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM

Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers

Status changed from Removed to Pre-Release

Opportunity RemovedMar 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM

Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers

Opportunity DON26BZ01-NV012 no longer available

Opportunity AddedMar 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM

Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers

New opportunity: Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers

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