3D-Heterogeneously Integrated Photonic (HIP) Imaging Sensor
SBIR Opportunity Analysis
The Navy, through the Department of Defense SBIR program, is seeking proposals to design, fabricate, and verify a 3D-heterogeneously integrated photonic imaging sensor for advanced EO/IR applications. The work covers a detector array, read-out integrated circuit, and photonic transmitter intended to address copper interconnect bandwidth limits and support high-resolution, wide field-of-view, high-frame-rate imaging. Phase I focuses on trade studies, quantitative modeling, detailed noise and link analysis, and a Phase II fabrication and integration plan, while Phase II calls for a prototype compatible with tiled arrays, operable under cryogenic conditions, and linked to imagery processing through about 1 meter of optical fiber. The solicitation, DON26BZ01-NV024, is open, with proposals due June 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., and the topic is identified as subject to ITAR and EAR controls.