SK Infrared LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A18-039
SK Infrared LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A18-039
- Solicitation
- 18.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- OH
- Period
- 2018-05-22 → 2020-05-22
Description
We propose the development of an improved fabrication process for the mid-wave and long-wave infrared (MWIR, LWIR) focal plane arrays (FPA) based on nBn, InAs/InAsSb, Type II Superlattice (T2SL) structures. The Phase I effort will demonstrate an etch process to achieve a trench with large depth (at least 10 µm), high aspect ratio (trench widths below 4 µm), and V-shaped sidewalls. This etch process and the resultant detectors are critical steps towards an FPA using T2SL structures and achieving small pixels, large array formats (> 512×512), and high optical fill factors. Performance metrics for Phase I focus on the mesa geometry and surface characteristics, but ultimate goal of the effort is to develop a manufacturable, dual-band, IR FPA that meets the needs of Army applications such as night vision and missile defense.