NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
1996 Phase II

Focal Plane Array For Visible And Near Infrared Imaging

Sensors Unlimited, Inc.

Princeton, NJ

INNOVATION
    A 640 x 512 element focal plane array for visible and near infrared imaging at room temperature
Focal Plane Array for Visible and Near Infrared Imaging
Focal Plane Array for Visible
and Near Infrared Imaging

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Developed innovative manufacturing process that increased response range for visible light
  • Achieved highest density of pixels and performance for InGaAs arrays
  • Developed CMOS readout electronics for array
COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Arrays and cameras using technology developed under contract have found markets in telecommunications, food processing industry, military applications, etc.
  • Commercial sales have reached $1 million annually and growing
  • Company Purchased by Goodrich Corporation
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • Multispectral cameras for future planetary exploration
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