A SOLID-STATE VISIBLE AND INFRARED MULTIPLIER

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Missile Defense Agency	Award ID: 15603	Program Year/Program: 1992 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 15603	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc.
135 E. Ortega Street Santa Barbara, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1992

Title: A SOLID-STATE VISIBLE AND INFRARED MULTIPLIER

Agency / Branch: DOD / MDA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $530,150.00

Abstract:
THE SOLID-STATE VISIBLE AND INFRARED MULTIPLIER (SVIRM) DETECTOR WILL AMPLIFY THE SIGNAL FROM A SINGLE VISIBLE OR INFRARED PHOTON, ABOVE READOUT NOISE, WITH LOW DARK-CURRENT, MAKING THE PHOTON DETECTABLE. THE SVIRM USES A NOVEL SILICON STRUCTURE. THE ADVANTAGES OVER CONTEMPORARY STATE DETECTORS ARE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE LESS NOISE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE LOWER DARK CURRENT; COMPATIBILITY WITH SILICON, SENSE-CAPACITOR READOUT ARRAYS; AND GOOD RESPONSIVITY UNIFORMITY WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH STARING ARRAY CONFIGURATIONS. THE MWIR/VLWIR-SVIRM LARGEST DYNAMIC BAND REACHES OVER 10E14 PH/CME2-SEC. SVIRM WILL BE A PRACTICAL DEVICE FOR DETECTOR INFRARED DETECTORS. THERE IS NO COMPARABLE, ARRAY-COMPATIBLE, MWIR/VLWIR DETECTOR AVAILABLE FOR USE AT VERY LOW PHOTON FLUXES, WHERE SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION IS DESIRABLE, AS WELL AS FOR USE AT THE HIGHER PHOTON FLUXES POSSIBLE IN NEAR TARGET ENCOUNTERS AND HIGHER BACKGROUND SCENARIOS.

Principal Investigator:
Dr Roger Stettner
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Scientific Concepts
2441 Foothill Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105

EIN/Tax ID:

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No