CONTRACT NUMBER: W15P7T-10-C-S006 THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGICALLY DISRUPTIVE APPROACH TO SOLVE…

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CONTRACT NUMBER: W15P7T-10-C-S006 THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGICALLY DISRUPTIVE APPROACH TO SOLVE THE SLS SURFACE PASSIVATION ISSUE IN THE STRAINED LAYER SUPERLATTICE (SLS) DETECTORS AND IT INVOLVES A RADICAL NEW DESIGN BASED ON ALREADY PROVEN PHYSICS OF THE SLS DETECTOR STRUCTURE, INCLUDING NEW TYPES OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS AND A NEW TYPE OF SURFACE PASSIVATION MATERIAL. THE ANTICIPATED RESULT WILL PROVIDE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN A PLANAR TECHNOLOGY THAT FACILITATES PACKAGING INTO INFRARED IMAGERS. THIS APPROACH WILL GREATLY REDUCE EDGE LEAKAGE CURRENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING AREAL LEAKAGE CURRENTS. THE SBIR SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO (2) PHASES. IT IS A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT. PHASE I IS A SIX (6) MONTHS STUDY FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A PLANAR PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES AND FABRICATING A PLANAR-PROCESSED PHOTODIODE DETECTOR ARRAY. AT THE END OF PHASE I, AMETHYST RESEARCH INC. WILL DELIVER A PLANAR-PROCESSED SLS ARRAY THAT HAS BEEN FULLY CHARACTERIZED. THE PHASE I (OPTION) IS A FOUR (4) MONTH EFFORT TO FURTHER REFINE AND IMPROVE THE PLANAR PROCESS FLOW THAT WAS ESTABLISH DURING THE PHASE I. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE THE 4 MONTH BRIDGE OPTION 90 DAYS BEYOND THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PHASE I FINAL REPORT. PHASE I (OPTION) WILL ACT AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN PHASE I AND PHASE II OF THIS SBIR.