Wafer-scale low-loss hyperbolic optical material
| Agency | Department of War (DoD) |
|---|---|
| Branch | OSD |
| Program | STTR |
| Phase | Phase I/II |
| Topic number | OSW27TZ02-NV001 |
| Solicitation | 27.TZ |
| Status | pre-release |
| Released | November 4, 2026 |
| Opens | December 2, 2026 |
| Closes | January 6, 2027 |
Summary
Conventional optical systems are limited by diffraction, which sets the smallest features they can pattern, image, or confine to roughly the wavelength of the light used. A class of strongly anisotropic, or "hyperbolic," optical materials can confine and route light far below this limit, enabling a family of compact, low size-weight-and-power photonic components of direct interest to OUSW (R&E).
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