A Virginia-based agency is seeking vendors to provide photonic integrated circuit architecture services, with an emphasis on research and development of very large-scale photonic circuits. The agency invites innovative proposals that explore groundbreaking approaches and have the potential to deliver significant advances in photonic science, devices, or integrated systems.

Proposals should identify a compelling application where large-scale photonic integration would have transformative impact. Each submission should include a conceptual system design and detail the photonic circuits that will constitute the system. The objective is to pursue research that can create new capabilities or dramatically improve existing technologies through advancements in photonic integration.