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High Gain, Position Sensitive, Avalanche Photodiode for Optical Communication

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NAS5-03067
Agency Tracking Number: 022410
Amount: $70,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2003
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
44 Hunt St
Watertown, MA 02472
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Richard Myers
 (617) 926-1167
 rmyers@rmdinc.com
Business Contact
 Gerald Entine
Title: Business Official
Phone: (617) 926-1167
Email: GEntine@RMDInc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

This Phase I SBIR describes the fabrication and characterization of a position sensitive detector with internal gain. During this program, Radiation Monitoring Devices (RMD) will fabricate several position sensitive avalanche photodiodes (APDs), including both quadrant and lateral-effect photodiodes. Using RMD's advanced planar processing technology, the position sensitive detectors will be optimized with emphasis on pointing applications for free-space optical communication systems. The internal gain of the APDs allows the detector to obtain higher responsivity than is presently available with ordinary silicon photodiodes, leading to superior spatial resolution. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a high speed, high gain, low noise position-sensitive APD module. The APD and electronics will be included in the module to produce a valuable tool for long distance communication and LADAR operation.

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