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Active/Passive Two-color Infrared Focal Plane

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Missile Defense Agency 		Award ID:
64364 		Program Year/Program:
2003 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
031-1040 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Voxtel Inc.
15985 NW Schendel Avenue Suite 200 Beaverton, OR -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2003
Title: Active/Passive Two-color Infrared Focal Plane
Agency / Branch: DOD / MDA
Contract: DASG6003P0295
Award Amount: $70,000.00
 

Abstract:

We will optimize the design of a monolithic, highly-integrated, active/passive, two-color infrared detector capable of S/MWIR avalanche photodetection, (S)MWIR passive photodetection, or LWIR passive photodetection. The structure is constructed usingback-to-back photodiodes (one designed for unity gain or avalanche operation) manufactured with well-established, band-engineered HgCdTe heterostructure techniques. In addition to its great versatility, the benefits to MDA applications is that by usingcommon electronics, optics, and cryogenic packaging, the multi-modal imager enables reduced interceptor size, weight, and power.During Phase I, we will design the proposed innovation, including material composition, doping profiles, and layer thicknesses; we will detail a manufacturing process, and we will simulate the performance of the integrated device, including each of thethree sensing modalities. We will derive the anticipated device performance benefits for MDA space interceptor applications. The market for non-defense based IR photo-detectors is expected to grow rapidly over the next 10 years. The characteristics that make multi-color IR photo-detectors suitable for defense applications also benefit many industrial and scientificapplications. Several applications include: environmental monitoring, ladar, chem./bio detection, IR spectroscopic applications in medicine and science, dual band tomographic non-destructive test, remote sensing, and thermography.

Principal Investigator:

James Gates
Principal Scientist
5034214389
jimgates@voxtel-inc.com

Business Contact:

George Williams
Managing Director
5032434633
georgew@voxtel-inc.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

VOXTEL, INC.
2640 SW Georgian Place Portland, OR 97201

EIN/Tax ID: 931285205
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No