Aeluma received over $4 million in U.S. government contracts to develop and scale its heterogeneous integration platform for quantum dot lasers and AlGaAs nonlinear photonic materials. This non-dilutive funding directly supports wafer production expansion and targeted demonstrations at its Goleta facility.

The contracts will accelerate efforts to commercialize quantum dot laser technology using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition for high-volume photonic integrated circuits and advance AlGaAs nonlinear materials on 200mm and 300mm silicon for quantum communication and computing.

Collaboration with Tower Semiconductor and Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technology will expand wafer fabrication capabilities, enabling high-throughput production on larger silicon wafers and strengthening Aeluma’s position in AI infrastructure, defense, and quantum markets.