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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Optical De-Multiplexing Method for QKD Encryption (LEW-TOPS-163)
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NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: NASA inventors have develo...
View moreTo express interest in this licensing opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LEW-TOPS-163
If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this SAM.gov notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/.
These responses are provided to members of NASA’s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
NASA’s Technology Transfer Program is soliciting inquiries from organizations interested in licensing a space-and-wave (SAW) division method for commercialization, manufacturing, and marketing. This technology, identified as LEW-TOPS-163, de-multiplexes low-energy quantum key distribution (QKD) photons from high-energy free-space optical transmissions. Developed by NASA to send and receive encryption keys using weak coherent pulsed light, the method utilizes double-clad fiber optic cable and optimized wavelengths to focus QKD photons onto a fiber core while directing higher-energy signals onto the cladding. This spatial and wave division approach enables the de-multiplexing of simultaneously transmitted optical data and built-in photonic QKD encryption keys for free-space optical communications.
This special notice, issued under solicitation number T2P-GRC-00135, falls under NAICS 927110 Space Research and Technology and PSC 9999 Miscellaneous Items. NASA may issue license rights on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis for specific fields of use, though no funding is provided in conjunction with these potential licenses. The agency is utilizing this notice to promote public awareness and conduct market research regarding interest in the technology; no follow-on procurement is expected to result from this announcement.
Inquiries and license applications are being accepted through July 17, 2026. Interested parties must submit applications through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS). Administrative inquiries regarding the opportunity are managed by NASA’s Technology Transfer Program.
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