# Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpaps26119

- Solicitation number: DARPA-PS-26-119
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 9, 2026
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Contracting office: Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
- First posted: May 8, 2026
- Last posted: May 20, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f5c6440e97ad45b09e2619b1b5519ac8/view

## Description

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

- May 8, 2026: Solicitation, due July 9, 2026. Notice 5abfd349af34449aa3a890296f1cd3b5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5abfd349af34449aa3a890296f1cd3b5/view
- May 11, 2026: Solicitation, due July 9, 2026. Notice 1e6865a43bab4e8da1a4e442ec2f5c9c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1e6865a43bab4e8da1a4e442ec2f5c9c/view
- May 18, 2026: Solicitation, due July 9, 2026. Notice a25da190a864466b98cc0e073d492f76. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a25da190a864466b98cc0e073d492f76/view
- May 20, 2026: Solicitation, due July 9, 2026. Notice f5c6440e97ad45b09e2619b1b5519ac8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f5c6440e97ad45b09e2619b1b5519ac8/view

## Points of contact

- AMPED PS Coordinator, AMPED@darpa.mil

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