Multispectral Nanoantenna Infrared Sensors

This 18 months STTR Phase II proposal is based on work completed under the STTR Phase I grant entitled “Multispectral Nanoantenna Infrared Sensors” (Contract No. N00178-04-C-3110). In this Phase II project, we propose the development of multispectral MWIR and LWIR nanoantennas and their integration with an ultra-high speed Cellular Visual Microprocessor operating at 10,000 frames per second. Ultimately, this three phase effort will lead to a medium-resolution uncooled multi-spectral IR sensor processor chip, and an intelligent high performance vision system based on it. The main outcome of this proposed Phase II work will be a demo system to highlight both the capabilities of nanoantennas as uncooled IR detectors and their capability to be directly integrated with CMOS circuits for ultra-high-speed intelligent vision systems.