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Physical Optics Corporation

Physical Optics Corporation is an American company based in Torrance, founded in 1985.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Timeline

  1. 1985Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.1B 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $1.1B in all. Federal grants $41.6M; Federal contracts $1.0B.$0$50M$100M$150M2008 · Federal grants: $3.0M2008 · Federal contracts: $22.4M20082009 · Federal grants: $2.3M2009 · Federal contracts: $28.6M2010 · Federal grants: $9.0M2010 · Federal contracts: $34.2M20102011 · Federal grants: $6.4M2011 · Federal contracts: $31.2M2012 · Federal grants: $1.8M2012 · Federal contracts: $43.8M20122013 · Federal grants: $1.7M2013 · Federal contracts: $51.4M2014 · Federal grants: $2.5M2014 · Federal contracts: $47.6M20142015 · Federal grants: $627.0K2015 · Federal contracts: $45.6M2016 · Federal grants: $4.3M2016 · Federal contracts: $82.7M20162017 · Federal grants: $3.7M2017 · Federal contracts: $86.0M2018 · Federal grants: $3.2M2018 · Federal contracts: $104.2M20182019 · Federal grants: $1.4M2019 · Federal contracts: $104.0M2020 · Federal grants: $1.7M2020 · Federal contracts: $104.2M20202021 · Federal contracts: $54.1M2022 · Federal contracts: $57.1M20222023 · Federal contracts: $95.0M2024 · Federal contracts: $36.1M20242025 · Federal contracts: $2.9M2026 · Federal contracts: $4.7M2026
Without federal contracts$41.6M 2008–2020
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2008–2020: $41.6M in all. Federal grants $41.6M.$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2008 · Federal grants: $3.0M20082009 · Federal grants: $2.3M2010 · Federal grants: $9.0M20102011 · Federal grants: $6.4M2012 · Federal grants: $1.8M20122013 · Federal grants: $1.7M2014 · Federal grants: $2.5M20142015 · Federal grants: $627.0K2016 · Federal grants: $4.3M20162017 · Federal grants: $3.7M2018 · Federal grants: $3.2M20182019 · Federal grants: $1.4M2020 · Federal grants: $1.7M2020
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2026–$4.7M$4.7M
2025–$2.9M$2.9M
2024–$36.1M$36.1M
2023–$95.0M$95.0M
2022–$57.1M$57.1M
2021–$54.1M$54.1M
2020$1.7M$104.2M$105.8M
2019$1.4M$104.0M$105.3M
2018$3.2M$104.2M$107.4M
2017$3.7M$86.0M$89.7M
2016$4.3M$82.7M$87.1M
2015$627.0K$45.6M$46.3M
2014$2.5M$47.6M$50.1M
2013$1.7M$51.4M$53.1M
2012$1.8M$43.8M$45.6M
2011$6.4M$31.2M$37.5M
2010$9.0M$34.2M$43.2M
2009$2.3M$28.6M$30.8M
2008$3.0M$22.4M$25.4M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov2, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Feb 17, 2015$2.7M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program3 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award DESC0013214
  2. Jul 26, 2010$2.2M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program4 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award DESC0004204
  3. Sep 21, 2009$2.2M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program5 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award DESC0002540
  4. Sep 21, 2009$2.2M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program6 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award DESC0002531
  5. Feb 5, 2010$2.1M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program7 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award DESC0003345
  6. Sep 26, 2008$2.0M from National Institutes of Health: Cancer Detection And Diagnosis Research8 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award R44CA137879
  7. Feb 17, 2015$1.7M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program9 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award DESC0013216
  8. Jun 19, 2010$1.7M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program10 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award DESC0004206

Largest contracts

  1. Sep 26, 2017$86.8M from Department of the Navy: Dtu11 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award N0001917C0078
  2. Jun 12, 2023$70.9M from Department of the Navy: T-45 hud production units12 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award N6833523F0001
  3. Jul 10, 2018$55.6M from Defense Contract Management Agency: Research and development jarvis13 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award N6833518F0061
  4. Jun 29, 2022$34.8M from Department of the Navy: Non-recurring engineering (nre) dvmc-u14 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award N6833522F0005
  5. Apr 29, 2020$28.4M from Department of the Navy: Hud production nre15 To PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION Award N6833520F0001

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