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Radiation Hard Silicon Schottky Barrier LWIR Focal Plane Arrays

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 18019
Amount: $49,614.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
3152 Kashiwa Street
Torrance, CA 90505
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 V.k. Raman
 (310) 534-3666
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Research Institution
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Abstract

Electro-Optek proposes to fabricate ultra radiation hard, high-sensitivity, long wavelength infrared focal plane arrays using IrSi3/Si Schottky Barrier (SB) infrared detectors grown by molecular beam epitaxy on silicon-on-insulator substrates. The SB photodiodes of Iriduim siliconide/Si, are processed by a special codeposition MBE process with readout electronics on SOI substrates forming a monolithic array. The reverse bias of the SB diode will be used to tailor the spectral response in the LWIR (9-14 micron). Our overall goal is to develop the SB array with high density, and optimize it for a 40% quantum efficiency, a 1% non-uniformity and a fabrication cost comparable to that of the existing Pt-silicide SB array covering the LWIR. Since the FPAs are built on SOI substrates, the arrays will be ultra-radiation hard. These novel arrays will find applications in FLIRs, space-based interceptors and early warning and surveillance systems.

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