Large Affordable Substrates
Abstract
High performance infrared (IR) focal plane arrays (FPAs) are grown on Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) substrates that are currently only available in relatively small wafer sizes (6cm x 6cm) from a single foreign source. This effort will leverage prior and concurrent Department of Defense (DoD) investments to enable a domestic source to manufacture 12cm x 12cm CZT substrates. The results will be reduced cost and assured availability of CZT substrates that will enable affordable, high performance ground and air IR sensor systems with rapid wide area search, long range ID, and dual band multispectral aided target detection capability against difficult targets while on-the-move. Program Outputs: Large, affordable CZT substrates from the domestic source will initially transition on FPAs for the 3rd Gen FLIR Engine Engineering Manufacturing Development program, to be followed by multiple transitions to other DoD weapon systems including the Army’s Common Sensor Payload, Air Force’s High Stare, Missile Defense Agency’s SM-3 Programs, and also rapid Prototype Systems (LRAS3) to be deployed in theatre.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 8ab26f808c58b84899fd22a8c7b4eb9b