Illinois Applied Research Associates LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: In this Phase II SBIR program, Illinois Applied Research Associates will design, manufactu

Illinois Applied Research Associates LLC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$974,668
Agency
Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
Solicitation
2012.2
NAICS
Place of performance
IL
Period
2014-09-19 → 2016-09-15

Description

In this Phase II SBIR program, Illinois Applied Research Associates will design, manufacture, and test a 1.06 um optimized Linear Mode (LM) avalanche photodiode (APD) array. The array will be electrically and optically characterized and will be tested for environmental and application constraints for integration into terrestrial and space based applications. The ability to operate in linear mode is a significant advancement over Geiger mode APDs due to the reduced complexity and bias circuitry required to support those devices. Additionally, greatly reduced pixel pitch aids in enhancements to the image resolution. This proposed innovation improves on the development of compact, multi-spectral imagers. Approved for Public Release 14-MDA-7739 (18 March 14).