PRINCETON INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF222-0004
PRINCETON INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
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- Amount
- $149,937
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF222-0004
- Solicitation
- 22.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- NJ
- Period
- 2022-12-15 → 2023-09-19
Description
This research will investigate the ability of a modified lattice matched InGaAs shortwave infrared focal plane array to simultaneously produce imagery while asynchronously detecting laser designators. A sensor with this capability, paired with new algorithms for determining designator position in the imager field of view, would yield a device with greater capability, accuracy and reliability as compared to currently fielded solutions. Lab-based testing using a pulsed laser will determine if the bandwidth of the imaging detector array is sufficient for laser detection, while a continuous wave laser will be used to determine if positional information can be extracted based on laser impingement location on the focal plane array.