Special notice
Request for Information: Algorithms and Abstraction for Photonic Processing
DARPA-SN-26-107
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
August 20, 2026
Closed 27 days ago. Posted August 3, 2026. Scheduled to archive August 22, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Multi X Office (MXO) seeks information on first-principles development of algorithms specifically targeting execution on photonic integrated circuits (PICs). DARPA is interested in algorithm-hardware co-design and co-development, specific to state-of-the-art (SOTA) photonics capabilities, that can unlock unprecedented future Department of War (DoW) capabilities.
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
August 3, 2026
Special notice
Due August 20, 2026. SAM.gov, notice 0d2c24b44a5647a69d2c9ee6d2031c4b
Points of contact
- RFI CoordinatorDARPA-SN-26-107@darpa.mil
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