SBIR/STTR Research Award
Ultra-high gain solar-blind APD arrays based on AlGaN
Award amount
$1,500,000Program and phase
STTR · Phase IIAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Recipient company
- ADROIT MATERIALS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2020-02-06
- Contract end date
- 2023-04-04
- UEI
- LSK7AWA81NA1
- Solicitation number
- 18.C
- Topic code
- ST18C-003
Research abstract
The objective of this project is to develop a compact and efficient avalanche photodiode (APD), operating between 210-260 nm, for implementation in the next generation bio-chem-detectors. The proposed detectors will be based on the AlGaN materials system and will be solar blind, highly sensitive, smaller, less expensive, and more robust than current UV detectors. Development of such APDs will enable enhanced detection and discrimination of biological and chemical compounds (e.g., nerve agents, explosives, or bacteria) using Raman spectroscopy. Results from this project will complement previous achievements from DARPA in the field of UV light sources (LUSTER) and find immediate application in the military and commercial sector.
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.
- Novel Quantum Sensors Based on AlN
- Solar blind UVC detectors for efficient plume detection
- MMICs on Single Crystal AlN for Extreme RF Systems
- SOLAR-BLIND UVC AND VUV DETECTORS
- Solar-blind UVC detectors for efficient plume detection
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- AlGaN Based Solar-Blind APD Arrays
- Solar Blind Deep UV Avalanche Photo Detectors and Arrays
- SBDUV APD/GPD detector arrays
- AlGaN Based Solar-Blind Avalanche Photo Detectors and Arrays
Research funding history
32 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2012–2025). Reported award amounts total $15,842,200. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration