Special NoticeActiveDARPA-SN-26-124

Resilient Ultra Short Pulsed Laser Sources - RFI

DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY

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Key dates?

Posted?: Sep 8, 2026
Response deadline?: Nov 20, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Archive date?: Nov 21, 2026
Archive type?: autocustom

Classification?

Notice type?: Special Notice
Base type?: Special Notice
Set-aside?: —
Set-aside code?: —
PSC?: AC12

NAICS?

541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Issuing office?

Department?: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier?: DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Office?: DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Office code?: 097.97AE.HR0011
Organization type?: OFFICE
Office address?: ARLINGTON, VA, 222032114, USA

Contacts?

RFI Coordinatorprimary
DARPA-SN-26-124@darpa.mil (awards)

Description?

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Multi X Office (MXO) seeks information on compact, rugged millijoule class ultra-short pulsed lasers. The goals of this Request for Information (RFI) include, but are not limited to: • Identify approaches to fieldable millijoule ultra-short pulsed lasers • Identify approaches to maintain mode-locking under environmental challenges Responses to this RFI will be used to inform future DARPA program research thrusts, goals, and performance targets.

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Metadata?

Notice ID?: ff4a04859a05458a9f7437c9d33e6c68
Full path?: DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA).DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Office code?: 097.97AE.HR0011
Ingested?: Sep 9, 2026
Updated?: Sep 13, 2026