SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN (Firm Name, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)
QmagiQ
22 Cotton Road, Unit H, Suite 180
Nashua, NH 03063 - 4219
(603) 821-3092

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROJECT MANAGER (Name, E-mail, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)
Dr. Mani Sundaram
msundaram@qmagiq.com
22 Cotton Road, Unit H, Suite 180
Nashua, NH 03063 - 4219
(603) 821-3092 Extension :200

CORPORATE/BUSINESS OFFICIAL (Name, E-mail, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)
Dr. Mani Sundaram
msundaram@qmagiq.com
22 Cotton Road, Unit H, Suite 180
Nashua, NH 03063 - 4219
(603) 821-3092 Extension :200

Estimated Technology Readiness Level (TRL) at beginning and end of contract:
Begin: 2
End: 4

Technology Available (TAV) Subtopics
Sensor and Detector Technology for Visible, IR, Far IR and Submillimeter is a Technology Available (TAV) subtopic that includes NASA Intellectual Property (IP). Do you plan to use the NASA IP under the award?
No

TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (Limit 2000 characters, approximately 200 words)

An important NASA mission is to detect, count and track near-earth asteroids for a variety of reasons including the hazards of collisions with our planet. Such asteroids are mostly dark, small and cold (~ 200K); so they are best detected in the very longwave infrared (VLWIR) wavelengths greater than ~ 12 microns where they glow brightest. To accomplish this, we developed in Phase I a record-performing focal plane array (FPA) of antimony-based strained layer superlattices (SLS) with cutoff wavelength = 13.5 microns, quantum efficiency = 30-50% in the 3.0-13.5 micron spectral band, dark current = 1/4th that of incumbent mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) per Rule07,  and operating with background-limited-performance (BLIP) at 75K with superb array uniformity, operability and image stability.  In Phase II, we propose to increase array format to 1024x1024, integrate the FPA with three spectral filters (one fire channel and two thermal channels), and package it into a compact camera.  The camera will be delivered to NASA for evaluation for missions like Landsat Data Continuity Mission - Thermal Infrared Sensor (LDCM-TIRS), where it will offer greater ground resolution in a small, lightweight, low-power package.

POTENTIAL NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words)
1) LANDSAT Data Continuity Mission: Thermal Infrared Sensor (LDCM-TIRS)
2) HyspIRI Multispectral: Thermal Infrared (TIR) Imager
3) Astronomy of distant dim objects (e.g. James Webb Space Telescope,
planetary missions, etc.)
4) Spectral mapping of vegetation/crops/forest-cover
5) Pollution monitoring / Atmospheric chemistry
6) Thermal mapping of landmasses/oceans

POTENTIAL NON-NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words)
1) FTIR imaging microscopy
2) Hyperspectral imaging
3) Gas imaging (e.g. for the petrochemical and power utility industries)
4) Security and surveillance (day and night)
5) Medical imaging
6) Missile defense
7) Space-based situational awareness