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Frequency Up-Conversion Detection System with Single Photon Sensitivity within…

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
094121 		Solicitation Year:
2009 		Solicitation Topic Code:
S1.01 		Solicitation Number:
Small Business Information
ArkLight
PO Box 2 Center Valley, PA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: Frequency Up-Conversion Detection System with Single Photon Sensitivity within 1-1.8¿m and 3-4 ¿m for ASCENDS Mission: A Novel Approach to Lidar
Agency: NASA
Contract: NNX11CB80C
Award Amount: $600,000.00
 

Abstract:

PI at ArkLight proposes to implement photon counting detectors at near-IR (1-1.8 microns) and mid-IR (3-4 microns) with single photon sensitivity based on frequency up-conversion during Phase 2, representing an innovative Lidar technology for ASCENDS mission. By working with Prof. Ding at Lehigh University, PI will explore fundamental limits to quantum efficiencies for up-conversion detection at 1.57 microns. She will implement, characterize, and optimize single up-conversion device capable of detecting 1.57 microns and 1.27 microns. She plans to achieve detections of CO2 and O2 using implemented up-conversion device. She will investigate fundamental limits to noises for up-conversion detections. She will compare among PPLN, PPKTP, and PPLT as up-conversion media. She will expand detection wavelengths to cover ranges of 1-1.8 microns and 3-4 microns. She plans to introduce novel techniques for improving performances of up-conversion devices. She will investigate versatility of up-conversion devices under harsh environments. To achieve all these objectives, she has laid out a detailed work plan describing all the specific tasks necessary. Through optimizations, she will achieve the quantum efficiency of 50%, dark count rate of 50 Hz, bandwidth of GHz, electrical consumption of<1 W, weight of<1 lb, and dimension of 7x4x4 (all in inches).

Principal Investigator:

Yuliya B. Zotova
Principal Investigator
4845475375
yzotova@hotmail.com

Business Contact:

Yuliya B. Zotova
President
4845475375
yzotova@hotmail.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

ArkLight
3210 North Bay Hill Drive Center Valley, PA 18034-8452

EIN/Tax ID: 270008223
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No