SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Sensitivity Rugged Array Detectors for Field Deployed Instruments: Low-Light Level Camera for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Ram
Award amount
$119,991Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- B & W TEK INC
- Proposal award date
- 2006-11-09
- Contract end date
- 2008-08-31
- UEI
- M5VMM6KRMUG3
- Solicitation number
- 2006.2
- Topic code
- A06-065
Research abstract
Low-light-level photodetector arrays are proposed for detecting the weak optical emission spectra from the trace atoms in the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). The proposed semiconductor image intensifier and low-light-level camera utilize the miniaturized and monolithically integrated version of a proven solid-state detector technology, and is expected to be able to detect femto-watts (namely, 10^(-15) of 1 watt) of optical signal on each pixel with a gating time of 1 micro-second. The proposed research and development will significantly increase the sensitivity of the current LIBS chemical sensor systems, and therefore, enable more accurate detection of explosives at larger distances.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Uncooled Solid-State Spectrometer Detector with Ultimate Sensitivity
- High Sensitivity Rugged Array Detectors for Field Deployed Instruments: Low-Light Level Camera for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Ram
- Uncooled Solid-State Spectrometer Detector with Ultimate Sensitivity
Research funding history
13 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2006–2021). Reported award amounts total $4,793,510. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services