Description
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is seeking a Discrete Amplification Photon Detector (DAPD) Array Receiver System featuring integrated digital processing, multi-channel acquisition, and high-sensitivity photon detection. The system will serve as a core research asset for laboratory experiments in laser detection, optical communications, lidar, photon counting, and optical sensor characterization. The proposed system must conform to the minimum technical specifications outlined in the document, including detection capability, performance characteristics, system architecture, software and data integration, system integration and compatibility, usability and operation, durability and reliability, and support, maintenance, and warranty.
• The system must provide photon detection capability in the near-infrared wavelength region centered approximately around 1550 nm.
• The system must support detection of low-level optical signals suitable for laboratory research and development applications.
• The system must provide multi-channel optical detection capability to support simultaneous acquisition of multiple optical signals.
• The system must incorporate internal amplification or equivalent technology to improve detection performance and signal-to-noise ratio.
• The system must provide high-sensitivity optical detection suitable for low-photon-count and low-signal measurement applications.