Photon-Trap Structures for Quantum Advanced Detectors (PT-SQUAD)

The summary for the Photon-Trap Structures for Quantum Advanced Detectors (PT-SQUAD) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the DARPA Microsystems Technology Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Photon-Trap Structures for Quantum Advanced Detectors (PT-SQUAD): DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals to develop an infrared imaging system that operates over a bandwidth extending from 0.5 to 5.0 microns and a resolution of 1024 x 1024 pixels. The focal plane array (FPA) of this imaging system must exhibit a high detectivity and low noise equivalent temperature at 200K. Each sub-element in each pixel array will be three dimensional (3D) semiconductor pillar structure, using either a top-down or bottom-up process scheme. The motivation for this 3D sub-element design is to significantly increase photon trapping, and their subsequent absorption and generation of electron-hole pairs in the absorber material. All administrative correspondence and questions on this solicitation, including requests for information on how to submit a proposal abstract or full proposal to this BAA, should be directed to the administrative addresses below; e-mail or fax is preferred. [email protected]. DARPA intends to use electronic mail and fax for correspondence regarding DARPA-BAA-08-64 Proposals and proposal abstracts may not be submitted by fax or e-mail; any so sent will be disregarded. See Full DARPA-BAA-08-64 document attached.