STTR Phase I: Spectrally Adaptive Photodetectors

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该小企业技术转让（STTR）第一阶段项目是开发一种高性能-光谱自适应和高工作温度-探测器，用于多光谱波段红外探测和识别应用。 生物启发的光子探测器将能够在整个3至14微米的红外光谱范围内工作。 此外，将对探测器材料进行优化，使其在3至5微米和8至12微米光谱大气窗口中具有最高性能。 拟议的研究和开发工作的首要主题是生产一种适销对路的产品，这将是许多红外探测和成像应用的卓越解决方案。这项研究的更广泛影响将允许感测红外电磁辐射，这对各种活动和应用非常重要。 红外线（超过红色可见光）探测提供了一种在黑暗中或未照明的物体的方法。 所提出的光谱自适应高性能传感器对于许多医疗、商业、科学和国防应用将是重要的。 特别是，研究和开发活动将直接导致灵敏多光谱成像的传感器产品，而不使用低温冷却。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to develop a high-performance--spectrally adaptive and high operating temperature--detector for multiple spectral-band infrared detection and discrimination applications. The bio-inspired, photon detector will be able to operate throughout the 3 to 14 micron infrared spectrum. In addition the detector material will be optimized to have the highest performance in the 3 to 5 and 8 to 12 micron spectral atmospheric windows. The overarching theme of the proposed research and development effort is to produce a marketable product that will be the preeminent solution for many infrared detection and imaging applications. The broader impacts of this research are will allow sensing of infrared electromagnetic radiation, which is very important for a wide variety of activities and applications. Infrared (beyond the red visible light) detection provides a means of seeing-in-the-dark or un-illuminated objects. The proposed spectrally adaptive high-performance sensor will be important for many medical, commercial, scientific, and defense applications. In particular, the research and development activities will directly lead to a sensor product for agile multispectral imagery, without the use of cryogenic cooling.