SBIR/STTR Research Award
Avalanche Photodiode for the 1.5-2.2 Micron Spectrum
Award amount
$400,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- LGMFFHJ28878
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Sensors Unlimited will develop an "amplifier" device for near-infrared (1.5-2.1 micron) light signals. "APDs" operate by accelerating electrons (generated by incoming light signals) via a high electric field (voltage) and crashing them into the semiconductor crystal, thereby releasing additional electrons which in turn get accelerated and generate even more electrons. This "avalanche" or "multiplication" effect enables gains of ten or more to be achieved, thus reducing the need for external amplification -- which introduces unwanted electronic noise. This device will be used with LIDAR -- laser radar systems -- and windshear detection systems.
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.
- Turn-key Near-Infrared Photon-Counting Detector Module for LIDAR Applications
- 1280x1024 InGaAs Camera for Visible and Short-wave Infrared Imaging
- Manufacturable Geiger-Mode InGaAs/InP Avalanche Photodiodes for Near-Infrared Photon Counting
- A 1920x1080 Pixel Visible and Shortwave Infrared Focal Plane Array and Camera for Night Vision Imaging
- A 1920x1080 Pixel Visible and Shortwave Infrared Focal Plane Array and Camera for Night Vision Imaging
Research funding history
78 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1992–2005). Reported award amounts total $17,490,172. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce