QRONA TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A22-006
QRONA TECHNOLOGIES LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $111,399
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A22-006
- Solicitation
- 22.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MN
- Period
- 2023-01-25 → 2023-07-24
Description
This SBIR project is directed toward the development of a hybrid photon detector consisting of a high-efficiency III-nitride based photocathode and a low-gain avalanche diode (LGAD) in an electron bombardment arrangement, which can be conveniently assembled under atmospheric pressures, before being sealed in a vacuum enclosure. The proposed Photo-Electron-Bombardment-Avalanche-Diode (PEBAD) will provide a high-performance and robust replacement for more fragile PMTs in many ultraviolet (UV) photon-counting and imaging applications. The fabrication of the PEBAD device will be compatible with a lower-cost and highly scalable batch production process, similar to the one used for commercial PMTs.