SBIR/STTR Research Award
1Kx1K Longwave Infrared SLS FPA - Development and Cost Model
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- QMAGIQ LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2011-06-03
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- X11XL8K6MNL8
- Solicitation number
- 2010.3
- Topic code
- MDA10-009
Research abstract
We propose to develop a large-format 1Kx1K longwave infrared focal plane array (FPA) from Type-II InAs/(In)GaSb strained layer superlattice (SLS) photodiodes. In Phase I, we will develop small pixels with the goals of ~ 10 micron cutoff wavelength, quantum efficiency>60%, and dark current density<1e-5 A/cm^2 at 77K in a backside-illuminated FPA configuration. These metrics will be measured as a function of pixel size for different passivation schemes. Phase II will apply these developments to realize a 1Kx1K FPA. We will also develop a cost and yield model in Phase II and refine it with actual data in order to be able to predict the cost/pixel for SLS FPAs as a function of volume - a key metric for the commercial viability of both SLS technology and the horizontal business model for FPA manufacturing.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- INFRARED SLS FPAS ON DIGITAL-PIXEL ROICS FOR GREATLY IMPROVED SIGNAL-TO-NOISE PERFORMANCE
- COMPACT MULTI-SPECTRAL INFRARED CAMERA WITH 4-MEGAPIXEL FOCAL PLANE ARRAY WITH INTEGRATED SPECTRAL FILTERS
- TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE THE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY OF LWIR SLS FPAs
- COMPACT MULTI-SPECTRAL INFRARED CAMERA WITH 4-MEGAPIXEL FOCAL PLANE ARRAY WITH INTEGRATED SPECTRAL FILTERS
- DEPOSITION OF MULTIPLE INFRARED SPECTRAL FILTERS DIRECTLY ON FOCAL PLANE ARRAY
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Materials Development for Long Wave Infrared Focal Plane Arrays with Type II InAs/GaSb Superlattices
- Feasibility of Long Wavelength Infrared Focal Plane Arrays Based on Type-II Superlattice Minority Electron Unipolar Architecture
- Development and Demonstrattion of High Performance Infrared Focal Plane Arrays with Advanced Quantum Structures
- Characterization and Reduction of Elcetrically Active Defects in Type II SLS Detector Materials
- Large Diameter GaSb Substrate for Large Format SLS FPA Applications
Research funding history
65 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2005–2025). Reported award amounts total $25,543,705. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration