SBIR Phase I: High-performance, ultra-compact 3D sensor enabled by metasurface flat optics

SBIR 第一阶段：由超表面平面光学器件实现的高性能、超紧凑 3D 传感器

• 批准号: 2204825
• 负责人: Mikhail Shalaginov
• 金额: $ 25.6万
• 依托单位: 2PI INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-12-01 至 2023-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2204825&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; performance; ultra; compact

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project lies in the development of a lightweight, ultra-compact 3D sensor offering enhanced performance compared to the current state-of-the-art. Existing sensors on consumer electronic devices, such as those on augmented/virtual reality headsets, are limited in their perception accuracy and detection range resulting in a poor user experience, which has limited their implementation. The technology developed in this project seeks to address these issues to create a truly seamless and immersive interaction experience for users. The technology may also improve the adoption of augmented/virtual reality technologies in fields such as education, telecommuting, healthcare, industrial design, virtual meetings, entertainment, and many others. The technology has the potential to create new jobs in these fields, enhance human-to-machine interactions, and improve connections within and between communities. This effort also supports domestic photonics manufacturing and assembly industries.This SBIR Phase I project will seeks to develop a novel 3D sensor design that promises performance enhancement over state-of-the-art devices. Building on a proprietary flat optics technology, the project may lead to a 3D sensor module featuring panoramic vision, significant spatial resolution improvements, enhanced signal-to-noise ratio, and a compact, lightweight architecture amenable to low-cost manufacturing and assembly. The project has two main goals: 1) demonstration of a 3D sensor prototype and experimental validation of its performance and 2) development of scalable manufacturing routes for fabrication of flat optics components leveraging standard microfabrication technologies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目的更广泛影响在于开发轻巧的超紧凑型3D传感器，提供与当前最新面前的性能增强的性能。消费电子设备的现有传感器，例如增强/虚拟现实耳机的传感器，其感知准确性和检测范围受到限制，导致用户体验差，从而限制了其实施。该项目开发的技术旨在解决这些问题，以为用户创造真正的无缝和沉浸式互动体验。该技术还可以改善在教育，远程办公，医疗保健，工业设计，虚拟会议，娱乐等领域的增强/虚拟现实技术的采用。该技术有潜力在这些领域创造新的就业机会，增强人与机器的互动，并改善社区内部和社区之间的联系。这项工作还支持国内光子制造和组装行业。该SBIR I阶段项目将旨在开发一种新颖的3D传感器设计，该设计有望提高性能对最新设备。该项目以专有的平坦光学技术为基础，可能导致一个3D传感器模块，具有全景视觉，显着的空间分辨率改进，增强的信噪比以及紧凑，轻巧的体系结构，可与低成本制造和组装相关。该项目有两个主要目标：1）演示3D传感器原型的演示以及对其性能的实验验证以及2）开发可扩展的制造途径，用于制造平面光学元件组件，利用标准微型制造技术。这奖反映了NSF的立法任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力效果和广泛的评估来评估的，并值得通过评估来进行评估。