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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
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is soliciting inquiries from companies interested in obtaining exclusive or nonexclusive license rights to commercialize and market a space-and-wave (SAW) division method for de-multiplexing quantum key distribution (QKD) photons. Identified as solicitation T2P-GRC-00135, this opportunity falls under NAICS code 927110 for Space Research and Technology and PSC 9999 for miscellaneous items. The SAW method was developed to separate low energy QKD photons from high energy free space optical transmissions, enabling the de-multiplexing of simultaneously transmitted optical data and built-in photonic encryption keys.
The technology utilizes double-clad fiber optic cable and optimized wavelengths to create a diffraction pattern via a focusing lens, which directs QKD photons onto the fiber core and higher energy signals onto the cladding. While designed to transmit encryption keys using weak coherent pulsed light rather than entangled photons, the method can be applied to any free space optical communications. Interested parties must submit license applications through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System by the response deadline of July 17, 2026. NASA’s Technology Transfer Program is managing this notice for market research and public awareness, and no follow-on procurement is expected to result from inquiries.
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