Solicitation
Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)
DARPA-PS-26-119
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Response deadline
July 9, 2026
Closed 70 days ago. Posted May 20, 2026, first published May 8, 2026. Scheduled to archive August 9, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
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.
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
May 8, 2026
Solicitation
Due July 9, 2026. SAM.gov, notice 5abfd349af34449aa3a890296f1cd3b5
May 11, 2026
Solicitation
Due July 9, 2026. SAM.gov, notice 1e6865a43bab4e8da1a4e442ec2f5c9c
May 18, 2026
Solicitation
Due July 9, 2026. SAM.gov, notice a25da190a864466b98cc0e073d492f76
May 20, 2026
Solicitation
Due July 9, 2026. SAM.gov, notice f5c6440e97ad45b09e2619b1b5519ac8
Points of contact
- AMPED PS CoordinatorAMPED@darpa.mil
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