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GaN-based Submillimeter Wave Quantum Emitter

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9550-04-C-0040
Agency Tracking Number: F013-0008
Amount: $499,975.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF01T002
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2001
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2004-04-29
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2006-04-29
Small Business Information
17152 Armstrong Ave
Irvine, CA 92614
United States
DUNS: 839439684
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Vladimir Litvinov
 Senior Scientist
 (949) 253-4019
 vlitvinov@waveband.com
Business Contact
 Lev Sadovnik
Title: President & CEO
Phone: (949) 253-4019
Email: lsadovnik@waveband.com
Research Institution
 University of Michigan
 Dimitris Pavlidis
 
Dept of Electrical Engin & CS
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States

 (734) 647-1778
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

WaveBand Corporation, in cooperation with the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, is developing a new source of electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz spectral range. The source is based on an electrically driven III-Nitride semiconductor superlattice designed to deliver high-power and high-frequency current oscillations. The fabrication technology employs robust metal-organic vapor chemical deposition and molecular beam epitaxy. The operating frequency can be engineered by the geometry of the superlattice and is also tunable by the driving voltage. The source is free of geometrical constraints such as those that restrict the output power in resonant tunneling diodes. The source will find applications in target seekers, space communication systems, sensors, collision avoidance systems, atmospheric sensing, and sub-millimeter wave imaging.

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