SBIR/STTR Research Award
Metasurface-coupled superlattices for LWIR imaging
Award amount
$1,480,489Program and phase
STTR · Phase IIAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- SIVANANTHAN LABORATORIES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2023-04-04
- Contract end date
- 2025-04-04
- UEI
- WKDAD8MUU775
- Solicitation number
- 21.B
- Topic code
- MDA21-T004
Research abstract
Sivananthan Laboratories (SL) with the University of Iowa as the STTR partner, proposes to develop metasurface-coupled type II superlattice (T2SL) LWIR detectors that are predicted to outperform HgCdTe detectors. We developed in Phase I fundamental understanding of metasurface-coupled T2SLs, likely performance, and issues related to scaling up device structure to form arrays for LWIR imaging. In Phase II we will build upon this knowledge by conducting further device design, materials synthesis, and device fabrication and characterization. Specifically, we will fabricate both single-element devices and device arrays and compare their LWIR performance against SOA HgCdTe detectors. Approved for Public Release | 22-MDA-11340 (16 Dec 22)
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Metasurface-coupled HgCdTe alloys for nonreciprocal optical limiting
- Metasurface-Coupled HgCdTe Alloys for Nonreciprocal Optical Limiting
- Attritable High-Performance Tri-Band (SWIR/eSWIR/MWIR) Type-II Superlattice Camera
- Megapixel Infrared Scene Projector Based on Dual Band Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Array
- Multiscale Modeling of Radiation Events in Infrared Photodetectors
Awards with the same topic code
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- High Performance Long-wave Infrared Focal Plane Arrays based on III-V Antimonide Superlattices
- SLS High Performance LWIR FPAs
- Metasurface-coupled superlattices for LWIR imaging
- High Sb Content T2SLS Detectors for LWIR FLIR Imagers
- PbSnTe based long-wave infrared (LWIR) focal plane arrays (FPAs)
Research funding history
46 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2011–2025). Reported award amounts total $22,304,955. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy