A COMPACT SOLID-STATE RANGE SENSOR WITH MILLIMETER DEPTH RESOLUTION

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Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Agency Tracking Number: 16029

Amount: $48,453.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

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Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1992

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CLARK-MXR, INC.

Po Box 370

Dexter, MI 48130

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Dr. Philippe Bado
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Abstract

THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE A HIGH-RESOLUTIONACTIVE RANGING SYSTEM USING LOW-TEMPERATURE-GROWN (LTG) GAAS PHOTOCONDUCTORS AS DEPTH SENSORS. THESE NEWLY-DEVELOPED SOLID-STATE DEVICES ARE CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXCEPTIONALLY BROAD FREQUENCY RESPONSE (UP TO 375 GHZ @ -3 DB) AND A VERY HIGH SENSITIVITY (70% QUANTUM EFFICIENCY). TO REDUCE THE NOISE BACKGROUND THEY CAN BE GATED ON A PICOSECOND TIME SCALE. LOW-TEMPERATURE-GROWN GAAS PHOTOCONDUCTORS ARE COMPACT, STURDY, AND EFFICIENT. DURING THIS PHASE I WE WILL STUDY THE RANGE AND THE RESOLUTION OF AN ACTIVE RANGING SYSTEM USING LTG GAAS SENSORS. THIS SOLAR-BLIND, ACTIVE RANGING SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH HIGHLY-VARIABLE ILLUMINATION. A CORRELATOR EMBODIMENT WILL PROVIDE MILLIMETER DEPTH-RESOLUTION AND RANGE EXTENDING TO SEVERAL HUNDRED METERS.

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A COMPACT SOLID-STATE RANGE SENSOR WITH MILLIMETER DEPTH RESOLUTION