PRINCETON INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES INC — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: AF20C-TCSO1
PRINCETON INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES INC — STTR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II STTR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
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- Obligated amount $896,779 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
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- Amount
- $896,779
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase II
- Topic
- AF20C-TCSO1
- Solicitation
- X20.C
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- NJ
- Period
- 2023-08-07 → 2024-11-07
Description
Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc. (PIRT) will team with University of California Irvine (UCI) to develop a room temperature imaging system with detectivity from 3 to 12 μm spanning mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and longwave infrared (LWIR) spectral ranges using non-degenerate two-photon absorption (NTA) for standoff imaging spectroscopy and ranging. This novel detection strategy captures MWIR/LWIR images at high pixel densities, high sensitivity, and low noise without cooling. Currently, MWIR and LWIR imaging requires expensive low-bandgap semi-conducting materials, such as HgCdTe and InSb. Cooled cameras that are commonly used to cover the entire 3 to 12 μm spectrum have low pixel densities such as 128x128, precluding the use of high-definition (HD) sampling for acquiring high quality videos in use for applications such as microscopy and hyperspectral imaging. In this program, the team will deliver a 1280x1024 resolution camera using a custom InxAl1 x yGayAs array integrated with optics and high speed lasers that operate at room temperature to image light from 3 to 12 μm at video rates suitable for hyperspectral imaging of hot objects without the challenge of imaging through emissions. The imaging system will also allow for depth measurements with a resolution of <20 µm.