OSW26TZ06-NV006Pre-ReleaseSBIR

Design of RoomTemperature THz and Infrared Sensing Devices Using Non-Toxic, Supply-Chain Secure Material Platform

Department of DefenseOSD

AI Overview

This RFP seeks development of room-temperature infrared and terahertz sensing devices using non-toxic, supply-chain-secure materials to replace cryogenically-cooled systems. The technology targets fast, low-power detection for hypersonic threats and drone detection without the toxicity and cooling requirements of current military sensor platforms.

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Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
September 2, 2026
Due Date
October 21, 2026

Official Description

Infrared sensing sits at an inflection point. The industry-standard HgCdTe (MCT) requires bulky cryogenic cooling and is built on toxic, supply-chain-fragile elements, while uncooled microbolometers, are limited to millisecond response times. This leaves unaddressed the regime of fast, uncooled, low-SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost) detection from the long-wave infrared (LWIR) through the THz, which hypersonic threat warning, proliferated drone platforms, and contested-spectrum operations n...

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Opportunity AddedSep 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM

Design of RoomTemperature THz and Infrared Sensing Devices Using Non-Toxic, Supply-Chain Secure Material Platform

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