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02-214B Gallium Nitride UV Detector Array with Micro-discharge Amplification.
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: DASG60-02-P-0293
Agency Tracking Number: 02-0059T
Amount:
$69,961.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
STTR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Award Year:
2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
5416 143rd Ave SE, Bellevue, WA, 98006
DUNS:
839504073
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: J Ewing
Title: President
Phone: (425) 746-1216
Email: jjewingta@aol.com
Title: President
Phone: (425) 746-1216
Email: jjewingta@aol.com
Business Contact
Name: J. Ewing
Title: President
Phone: (425) 746-1216
Email: jjewingta@aol.com
Title: President
Phone: (425) 746-1216
Email: jjewingta@aol.com
Research Institution
Name: University of Illinois
Contact: Paul. W Bohn
Address: 801 S. Wright Street, Office of Grants and Contracts
Champaign, IL, 61820
Phone: (217) 333-2187
Type: Nonprofit college or university
Contact: Paul. W Bohn
Address: 801 S. Wright Street, Office of Grants and Contracts
Champaign, IL, 61820
Phone: (217) 333-2187
Type: Nonprofit college or university
Abstract
"This STTR Phase I effort will develop a Gallium Nitride avalanche photodiode detector array. The detector array will be sensitive in the UV, but will use a photoelectron avalanche mechanism that is applicable to detectors working at other wavelengths. Assuch the core technology can be readily extended to shorter UV wavelengths with the substitution of a different semi-conductor photo-sensitive electrode, such as SiC. The core technology can also be readily extended to IR wavelengths, again by thesubstitution of photo-sensitive electrode. The universal wavelength avalanche mechanism is a micro-discharge. These novel discharges feature small dimensions, of order 50microns, and high operating pressure. Our team has shown arrays of up to 900micro-discharge elements in a few square mm with a silicon electrode. This work will extend the effort to UV sensitive photo-electrodes. Phase I will demonstrate the effect with a UV sensitive electrode. The research will lead to a broad range of verysimple, amplifiying photo-detector arrays. The long term result will be sensitive detectors and inexpensive development and fabrication. The detectors can be used in hyper spectral imaging, remote sensing and machine vision." * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *