Us government small business grants

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2003

Sensors Unlimited, Inc., the leading provider of imaging products based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) technology, has won four small business innovation research contracts aimed at exploring new imaging opportunities using InGaAs-based photodiodes. The contracts have been awarded from several different government agencies, including the Department of the Navy, the Missile Defense Agency, and the National Science Foundation.

"These awards validate that our scientists are leading the way in InGaAs research and development, and confirm our success in commercializing our technology," said Dr. Chris Dries, Vice President of Research and Development, Sensors Unlimited. "Without this SBIR-funded research, many of the technological improvements that we have delivered to the military, government agencies and private industry would not have been possible."

Sensors Unlimited's four new SBIR programs support the development of a dual wavelength InGaAs / InGaAsP pyrometer used to measure high temperatures; an InGaAs focal plane that is sensitive throughout the visible, near-IR, and short-wave IR wavelength bands, thus reducing the inventory of cameras needed for imaging applications; a phase sensitive focal plane array designed for use in surveillance and covert communications; and Geiger mode avalanche photodiodes for photon counting applications in the 0.9 - 1.7 micron wavelength band, which enable 3D imaging.

About Sensors Unlimited

Founded in 1991, Sensors Unlimited, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) PIN and avalanche photodiode arrays that are used in shortwave and near infrared imaging for military, industrial, spectroscopic, machine vision, and telecommunications applications. Sensors Unlimited provides InGaAs photodiode array processing as a foundry service and designs custom readout integrated circuits for unique imaging applications within its ISO 9001 certified facility. For more information, visit www.sensorsinc.com.