SBIR/STTR Research Award
Sensitive, Linear and Spatially Uniform Midinfrared Detector
Award amount
$74,995Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2002Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Commerce
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- PHONONICMEMS INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- CL3LNZ4PPCA2
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
We propose an uncooled infrared detector for the 8 to 12 micron wavelength range utilizing an integrated image converter with a thermal sensitivity as small as 2 millidegK based on modeling by independent research groups. Highly stable thin films coupled to a silicon readout additionally provide the desired spatial uniformity, linearity, dynamic range, and reduced cost for the detector representing an improvement in all areas over the commercial HgCdTe-based systems presently available. During Phase 1 a prototype detector will be delivered to NIST for proof-of-concept evaluations.
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.
- Silicon MWIR/LWIR Light Emitting Platform (LEP) for Illumination and Communication
- Multi-Use Passive RFID Sensor Tag System for NASA
- MEMS based thermopile infrared detector array for chemical and biological sensing
- MEMS based thermopile infrared detector array for chemical and biological sensing
- SBIR Phase I:Miniature High Performance UHF Antennas
Research funding history
19 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2022). Reported award amounts total $4,028,621. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Commerce