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DARPA Awards Sensors Unlimited $4.5M to Develop Focal Plane Array

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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 28 -- Sensors Unlimited Inc., a manufacturer of advanced infrared cameras based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) technology, has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office to develop a 1280 x 1024 pixel, dual-wavelength, visible and shortwave infrared focal plane array (FPA), to be used by the Department of Defense. The contract will be awarded in three, 12-month phases, and if fully executed, will total $4,576,176. According to the company, the uncooled, InGaAs focal plane array will enable very...Read full article

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