SBIR Phase I: Disposable Infrared Water Vapor Sensor

SBIR 第一阶段：一次性红外水蒸气传感器

• 批准号: 9860975
• 负责人: Edward Johnson
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: ION OPTICS INC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-01-01 至 1999-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9860975&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Disposable; Infrared; Water

9860975 This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project investigates an instrument sensitive enough to compete with water vapor measurements made by much larger, more complex equipment, but cheap enough to be a "throw away" device. Unlike current infrared instruments, which are assembled from many separate components, it features a highly integrated "sensor on a chip" employing advanced surface modification technology and capitalizing on modem semiconductor fabrication methods. This new, integrated approach replaces discrete component instruments in much the same way integrated circuits have superseded distributed elements in electronic systems. In addition to the potential for serving an important role in atmospheric research, the proposed device is a step toward next generation gas sensors for environmental and industrial monitoring. This device is expected to be a simple, low cost, light weight alternative to conventional infrared absorption instruments. By reducing weight, complexity, and cost, it opens applications beyond the reach of current infrared instruments, such as the next generation gas sensors for indoor air quality, environmental research, and industrial controls.

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目研究的仪器足够灵敏，可以与更大、更复杂的设备进行的水蒸气测量相竞争，但足够便宜，可以作为“扔掉”的设备。与目前由许多独立组件组装而成的红外仪器不同，它采用先进的表面改性技术和现代半导体制造方法，具有高度集成的“片上传感器”。这种新的集成方法取代了分立元件仪器，就像集成电路取代了电子系统中的分布式元件一样。除了在大气研究中发挥重要作用的潜力之外，该装置还向用于环境和工业监测的下一代气体传感器迈出了一步。该装置有望成为传统红外吸收仪器的一种简单、低成本、轻重量的替代品。通过减轻重量、复杂性和成本，它开辟了当前红外仪器无法企及的应用领域，例如用于室内空气质量、环境研究和工业控制的下一代气体传感器。