Attritable High-Performance Tri-Band (SWIR/eSWIR/MWIR) Type-II Superlattice Camera

Infrared (IR) sensing and imaging technology is critical to the success of the US military providing critical functionality and strategic advantages for all platforms including ground, sea, air, and space. IR imaging systems provide critical battlespace information for both human and machine consumption. The Airforce has expressed need for tactical imaging solutions for attritable Airframes that add capabilities for air-to-ground missions while maintaining a size, weight, power, and cost (SWAP-C) amenable to an attritable mission. Modern non-attritable airframes multiple highly specialized sensor packages which greatly add to the overall SWAP-C of the system. Our team proposes to design and develop a specialized and high-performance two-color focal plane array (FPA) and imaging system that maximizes the performance and tactical capabilities in a single low SWAP-C system. The proposed system will enable state-of-the-art SWIR, eSWIR, and MWIR imaging capabilities in a single imaging system with the potential for simultaneous dual-band operation. Sivananthan Laboratories is uniquely positioned as a small business to offer expertise in the development of infrared sensors and imagers with a variety of material systems including HgCdTe, InAs/InAsSb Type II superlattices, and colloidal quantum dot focal plane arrays (FPAs). Sivananthan Laboratories proposes to develop, fabricate, and evaluate co-registered simultaneous dual-band (eSWIR/MWIR) FPAs by leveraging our expertise in FPA development and our unique and versatile device simulation tool kit.