This solicitation closed on August 19, 2026
View current Department of Defense opportunities →High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array
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This RFP seeks a room-temperature photon-number-resolution imaging sensor array capable of detecting individual photons at gigahertz rates with minimal data loss. The technology will enable advanced quantum imaging and time-correlated photon measurements across megapixel arrays while maintaining scalability and real-time on-chip data compression.
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Official Description
Single-photon counting achieves light detection at the fundamental quantum limit, unlocking next generation capabilities in quantum imaging and environmental sensing, but achieving a higher dynamic range is needed for some applications. For example, biomass or bathymetric lidars receive high count rates from the tree canopy or water surface leading to photon bunching (“pileup”) but can be photon starved when measuring the underlying topology. At least two general categories of Quantum Image Sen...
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High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array
Status changed from Open to Closed after topic disappearance
High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array
# Key Changes for Applicants **Objective Shift:** Moved from demonstrating "Photon-Number-Resolution pixel array with high counting rates" to emphasizing "higher dynamic range than current detectors"—a significant reframing toward solving the low-light/high-light problem (biomass/bathymetric lidar use case) rather than pure speed/resolution. **Photon Counting Rate Requirement Removed:** Previous version required ≥120 MHz per pixel; updated version only specifies ≥120 MHz *frame rate* across the entire array, eliminating this specific per-pixel constraint. **PNR Specification Relaxed:** Lowered from "≥16" (same in both) but now allows flexible trade-offs—examples show 2048 or 256 PNR vs. original fixed ≥16, suggesting multiple acceptable configurations. **Array Minimum Size Changed:** Now specifies minimum 512×512 (scalable to megapixels) with defined 128×32 macropixel imaging resolution, versus previous vague "scalable up to megapixels
High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array
Status changed from Pre-Release to Open
High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array
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High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array
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