A -- Visible InGaN Injection Lasers (VIGIL)

Broad Agency Announcement 07-28 - Visible InGaN Injection Lasers (VIGIL) FedBizOpps and Grants.gov Solicitation Notice Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Contracts Management Office (CMO), 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. A - Visible InGaN Injection Lasers (VIGIL), SOL BAA 07-28, DUE DATE: 060407, POC HENRYK TEMKIN, DARPA/MTO, FAX (703) 696-2206 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION The objective of the VIGIL program is to develop visible InGaN/GaN lasers. Specific minimum program goals include: - Laser emission wavelength of 500 nm - Room temperature CW output power of 1W - Wallplug efficiency of 30% - Demonstration of stable operation over a period of 1000 hr - Wafer yield on 2 diameter substrates of 20% The main technology development part of the VIGIL program will be conducted in three Phases, each having definite and measurable milestones, the most critical of which will be referred to as Go/No-Go (GNG) metrics. The length of each of these Phases and specific measurable milestones for each Phase will be proposed by bidders and will be factors considered as part of the source selection process (see below). In general, shorter Phases are preferable, but each Phase should clearly be adequate in duration to meet its objectives with reasonable risks and costs. Proposals should discuss plans for managing these factors. DARPA may consider focused proposals addressing specific technical challenges in epitaxy, (e.g. development of non-polar substrates or templates with low defect density), device design, (e.g. demonstration of active layer structures with high internal efficiency), or characterization, (e.g. methods of measuring interfacial electric fields of radiative recombination lifetime of minority carriers), that may be necessary to meet the above program goals. Those offering such proposals should provide unambiguous physical arguments, based on data or simulations, leading to estimates of their importance in achieving operational targets of the envisioned VIGIL laser. Such proposals should also specify the period of performance for each of their Phase(s) and identify measurable milestones by which performance could be monitored (see above). DARPA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. 07-28, entitled Visible InGaN Injection Lasers (VIGIL) is provided as an attachment to this solicitation notice and includes information on the specific areas of interest; the submission process; abstract and proposal formats; evaluation and selection/funding processes; as well as all other pertinent administrative and contractual information. The BAA may be obtained from the FedBizOpps website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/, Grants.gov website: http://www.grants.gov/, World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.darpa.mil/mto (go to - solicitation area) or by fax, electronic mail, or mail request to the administrative contact address given below. Proposals not meeting the format or following the submission instructions described in the BAA may not be reviewed. PROPOSER'S QUESTIONS A Proposer's Questions, website will be posted for BAA 07-28 on the DARPA, Microsystems Technology Office solicitations page (www.darpa.mil/baa/#eto). If you would like to have a question answered and posted on this site, please send your question to the following address: BAA07-28@darpa.mil.