SBIR Phase I: Polymer Diode Arrays and Image Sensing Arrays: Large Area, Flexible Photon Sensors with High Photosensitivity

*摘要9660975 Yu这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目将开发一种用于大面积、高灵敏度图像传感器的聚合物二极管光电探测器。虽然线性二极管阵列和小面积、单色和全色COD矩阵已经开发出来(并用于扫描仪和摄像机等设备)，但使用大面积、灵活的图像传感器仍有特殊的机会。一种可能的应用可能是一种灵活的或可折叠的、书本大小的薄型图像传感器，它可以直接快速地从纸张、计算机显示器或电视屏幕上将图像读取到内存中(无需扫描)。然后，存储的图像可以复制到另一张纸上，甚至可以通过传真发送到远程站点。聚合物二极管光电探测器为这种大面积、高灵敏度的图像传感提供了一种新颖而有吸引力的方法。拟议的第一阶段研究将继续UNIAX正在进行的基于半导体有机聚合物的光子和电子器件的开发，并将重点放在识别适合感兴趣的光谱范围的材料(如全色能力)和优化设备参数上。设备运行寿命和环境稳定性是第一阶段工作中需要表征的其他参数。聚合物二极管光电探测器将满足对大面积线性二极管阵列和图像传感器的战略需求，用于军事应用，如战略威胁警告和空中侦察车辆的目标识别和跟踪。这些军事应用将被办公室自动化和消费电子行业以及天体物理/空间技术和医疗技术中的一些商业应用所平衡。***

*** ABSTRACT 9660975 Yu This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will develop a polymer diode photodetector device for use as a large area, high sensitivity image sensor. Although linear diode arrays and small area, monochromatic and full-color COD matrices have been developed (and used in devices such as scanners and video cameras), there are special opportunities for using large area, flexible image sensors. One possible application might be a flexible or foldable, thin image sensor of book size that could directly and rapidly read images into memory (without scanning) from either paper, computer monitors, or TV screens. The stored image could then be copied over to another piece of paper or even sent by fax to a remote site. Polymer diode photodetector devices provide a novel and attractive approach to such large area, high sensitivity image sensing. The proposed Phase I research will continue UNIAX's ongoing development of photonic and electronic devices based on semiconducting organic polymers and will focus both on identifying materials appropriate for the spectral ranges of interest (such as full-color capability), and on optimizing device parameters. Device operating life and environmental stability are other parameters to be characterized during the Phase I effort. Polymer diode photodetectors would address a strategic need for large area linear diode arrays and image sensors for military applications such as strategic threat warning and target identification and tracking in aerial reconnaissance vehicles. These military applications would be balanced by a number of commercial applications in the office automation and consumer electronics industries, as well as in astrophysics/space technology and in medical technology. ***