SBIR DON26BZ02-DV051 (Navy): DIRECT TO PHASE II: Resonant Cavity Infrared Detector Incorporating an Avalanche Photodiode Active Region
U.S. Department of Defense — Navy
Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
Navy SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.BZ, Release 2) — Accepting submissions 2026-05-27 to 2026-06-24. Objective: Develop and demonstrate an array of highly sensitive, wavelength tuned, discrete photo-detectors with avalanche photodiode active regions and incorporating resonant cavity structures. Description: The Navy is developing and deploying a suite of imaging sensors (cameras) operating across both visible and infrared (IR) wavelengths. This includes wide field of view (WFOV) cameras that provide panoramic surveillance, situational awareness and, due to their high resolution, target detection. Camera sensors, even those operating in the IR, provide information (video imagery) to the ship’s crew that is fundamentally familiar, intuitive, and contextual. However, im...