R&D 100 Awards
Technologies made possible by the capabilities in the Microsystems Prototyping Foundry have been recognized with R&D 100 Awards. These annual awards recognize the 100 technology products judged by a panel of technical experts to be the most significant new developments of the year.
2023
Scalable Photonic Quantum Memory Module
A single unit that combines a photonic interface, loss-error correction, and an architecture able to accommodate multiple memory modules to enable high-rate, high-efficiency quantum networking for computing and distributed sensing
2021
Field-Programmable Imaging Array
A universal digital back end for camera systems which, when hybridized to an image detector array, results in a flexible and powerful digital processing system-in-package
Microhydraulic Motors
A scalable, electrowetting-based actuation platform that offers a torque density two orders of magnitude higher than that of electric motors
2019
Gas Mapping LiDAR™
A sensor, built by Bridger Photonics and enabled by Lincoln Laboratory’s slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA), that remotely detects, locates, and quantifies methane leaks and oil and gas infrastructure status
CODEVELOPERS: STAFF FROM BRIDGER PHOTONICS
2018
Very Large-Scale Integration Process for Superconducting Electronics
A fabrication process that taps into superconductivity to provide fast, energy-efficient integrated circuits for advanced computing, digital signal processing, quantum metrology, and sensing
2014
Curled Microelectromechanical Switch
A curled-electrode switch that eliminates the sticking and contamination issues inherent in traditional electromechanical switches
CODEVELOPERS: STAFF FROM INNOVATIVE MICRO TECHNOLOGY
2010
Subwavelength-Separated Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector Array
A component in an optical detection system that enables broadband single-photon detection with high efficiency and low noise at rates exceeding one billion photons per second
CODEVELOPERS: RESEARCHERS FROM MIT
Geiger-Mode Avalanche Photodiode Detector Focal Plane Array
A two-dimensional array of ultrasensitive solid-state photodetectors, each of which can measure the arrival time of single photons