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Super Hardened, EMI and Vibration Immune Chemical Biological Sensor

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
85056 		Program Year/Program:
2008 / STTR
Agency Tracking Number:
A08A-027-0010 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
EPIR Technologies Inc
590 Territorial Drive, Suite B Bolingbrook, IL -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2008
Title: Super Hardened, EMI and Vibration Immune Chemical Biological Sensor
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: W911SR-08-C-0077
Award Amount: $99,999.00
 

Abstract:

To satisfy Joint Services needs for the detection and identification of chemical and biological agents, infrared detectors must discriminate within a narrow spectral band tunable over large portions of the infrared spectrum. Currently, large, complex, power hungry and computationally intensive FTIR systems are used for this purpose. We propose here the integration of HgCdTe infrared emitter and detector technology with MEMS technology, which matches HgCdTe's sensitivity and spectral resolution characteristics with an inexpensive microscale MEMS device immune to vibration and hardened to survive shocks. Initially, an optically pumped HgCdTe microcavity emitter will be coupled with an HgCdTe detector to detect agents with infrared spectral characteristics. In the second step, MEMS technology will be used to tune the emission of the HgCdTe microcavity. In the last step, both the emitter and the detector will be integrated in a monolithic architecture, significantly reducing the complexity and cost of the sensor package. In Phase I, we will design the microcavity and detector components of the sensor. We will also fabricate MWIR fixed cavity emitters and MWIR high operating temperature detectors. The sensors will be used to detect chemical agents and their sensitivity and spectral capabilities will be experimentally measured.

Principal Investigator:

Silviu Velicu
Senior Scientist/Director of R&D
6307710203
svelicu@epir.com

Business Contact:

Sivalingam Sivananthan
President
6307710201
ssivananthan@epir.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

EPIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
590 Territorial Drive, Suite B Bolingbrook, IL 60440

EIN/Tax ID: 364196918
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
Research Institution Information:
UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
1156 High St. MS:SOE2
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Contact: Joel Kubby
Contact Phone: (831) 459-1073
RI Type: Nonprofit college or university