SBIR/STTR Research Award
AlGaN Photodiodes for UV Detection
Award amount
$69,991Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2002Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- AVYD DEVICES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
"Phase I effort will focus on demonstrating the feasibility of our approach to significantly improve the quantum efficiency of the back illuminated AlGaN photodiodes. Specific Phase I objective entails demonstration of high conductivity n type AlGaN with60% AlN.Phase II work aims to demonstrate Quantum efficiency of 80% and Photodiode R0A figure of merit in excess of 1010 ohm-cm2 in 45% AlN containing AlGaN detector arrays in a 256x256 array format hybridized to silicon Read out Integration Chips (ROIC's) Applications include missile plume detection for military use, environmental monitoring, automobile engine combustion sensing, remote sensing of earth resources, solar astronomy and burner monitoring in gas turbines for commercial use."
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