SAM #DARPA-PS-26-141

DARPA Solicitation for Revolutionary Polymeric and Nonlinear Optical Material Research

DARPA is seeking innovative research proposals for the development of atomically precise molecules (APM) with a focus on new synthesis techniques for polymeric and nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. - Government Buyer: - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - Contracts Management Office, Arlington, VA - Scope of Work: - Research and development in polymeric and nonlinear optical materials - Goal: Develop a prototype demonstration of a novel NLO material integrated into a government-provided electro-optic modulator - Requirements: - Revolutionary advances in material synthesis are required - Proposals must include integration of prototype materials into government-furnished equipment - Excludes proposals focused solely on inorganic materials without a polymeric component - Excludes incremental improvements to existing NLO materials - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; opportunity is open to qualified research organizations - Products/Services Requested: - Research and development services (no commercial products specified) - Prototype NLO material for integration - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Emphasis on breakthrough, not incremental, advances - Integration with government-provided electro-optic modulator - Strict exclusion of inorganic-only and incremental improvement proposals

Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the areas of new synthesis techniques for polymeric materials and nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in material synthesis with the ability to scale to quantities relevant for application integration, culminating in the development of a prototype demonstration of a revolutionary NLO material integrated into a functional government-provided electro-optic modulator. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice, or research that pivots on exceptional claims that cannot be technically justified in the proposal. This includes:• Proposals aiming to employ solely inorganic materials without a polymeric component • Proposals aiming to modify/repurpose existing NLO materials resulting in incremental improvements to the state-of-the-art (SoA)

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