Call for Proposals - AIM Photonics Government Directed Project: ASPEN

AIM Photonics invites those interested to submit proposals to the call for the AIM Photonics Government Directed Project (GDP): Advanced Silicon Photonics for Enhanced Networking (ASPEN). Multiple awards are anticipated under this program, which currently has $10M in funding. Additional federal funding may be available to support a second phase of this effort; however, it is expected that any future work would build on the results of this effort.

In this call, Advanced Silicon Photonics for Enhanced Networking (ASPEN) seeks proposals focused on creating data-center-relevant PIC-based components, subsystems, and systems that offer improved performance and reduced energy consumption when compared to the current state-of-the-art (SOTA). ASPEN challenges proposers not only to develop devices and systems with improved performance but also to work with AIM Photonics to transition those capabilities — systems could form the basis of future products while device work should result in access to new components, technologies, or packaging solutions for the overall AIM Photonics ecosystem.