Innovative Silicon Imager for Head-Mounted Night V

SiOnyx proposes a groundbreaking silicon based detector that has the potential to displace multiple imaging technologies by imparting enhance responsivity performance to silicon and extending its spectral sensitivity into the infrared. This program will validate this technology by developing point detectors packaged in industry standard electronic packages. Early investigations of Black Silicon have shown responsivities in excess of 100 A/W, two orders of magnitude better than other known methods (silicon PINs, Ge, InGaAs) in the visible and near IR at room temperature. Furthermore, Black Silicon has demonstrated sensitivity from 400-1300 nm with low level sensitivity out to 1550nm. As part of this program we will develop metal contact strategies electronic packaging schemes that deliver this remarkable performance in a discrete photodetector device.