Neshanic Station, NJ, August 8, 2025 — Magneton Inc., which specializes in commercializing advanced III-V optoelectronic technologies, announces a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the Office of The Secretary of Defense to fund to development of a single-photon avalanche detector (SPAD) for mm-accurate multi-kHz satellite and lunar laser ranging at 1030 nm.
The detector designed in the Phase I SBIR will be built and tested in collaboration with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
Matthew Peart, PhD, president of Magneton Inc., notes, “This Phase II effort will allow us to push the limits of infrared SPAD technology. This project will not only advance satellite and lunar ranging, but also have wider implications for spectroscopy, LiDAR, and cutting-edge quantum technologies.”