SBIR Phase I: A Short-Wave Infrared Focal Plane Array With In Pixel Phase Sensitive Detection

Information

• NSF Award
• 0320051

Owner

• Sensors Unlimited, Inc

• Award Id

  0320051

• Award Effective Date

  7/1/2003 - 21 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/2003 - 21 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 100,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This Small Business Innovative Research Phase I project will develop and deliver an indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) active pixel focal plane array (FPA) capable of phase sensitive detection. The FPA will be sensitive to the short-wave infrared (0.9 `m to 1.7 `m) making it suitable for use with eye safe lasers. Each pixel of the FPA will act as a lock-in amplifier allowing the imager to detect low power modulated signals in the presence of high background illumination. <br/> This functionality will be useful in search and rescue operations by enabling detection and location of a low power signal beacon. In tracking applications it will dramatically reduce the power of the eye-safe laser required for operation in a sunlit background. Important commercial applications include near infrared spectroscopy. The phase sensitive imaging technology that will emerge from this program will represent a substantial advance and will be applicable to all spectral bands.

• Program Officer

  Muralidharan S. Nair

• Min Amd Letter Date

  6/19/2003 - 21 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/19/2003 - 21 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Sensors Unlimited, Inc

• City

  Princeton

• State

  NJ

• Country

  United States

• Address

  3490 U.S. Route 1, Building 12

• Postal Code

  085405920

• Phone Number

  6095200610

• First Name

  Michael

• Last Name

  Bush

• Email Address

  mbush@sensorsinc.com

• Start Date

  6/19/2003 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Materials Research

• Code

  106000