Summary
The Department of War (formerly Department of Defense), through its Office of the Secretary of Defense, is soliciting proposals under SBIR Topic OSW26BZ04-DV005 to demonstrate a high-speed Photon-Number-Resolution (PNR) Quanta Imaging Sensor array scalable to megapixel size. The target sensor must achieve a per-pixel photon counting rate of at least 120 MHz, photon number resolution of 16 or more, external quantum efficiency of at least 60% between 450–550 nm, megapixel-scale array scalability, and burst-mode frame rates of at least 120 MHz across operations between −40 °C and +45 °C. The technology is ITAR-restricted, and proposals must be submitted by small businesses via the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP) by August 19, 2026.