Dr. Sumith V. Bandara
Subject Matter Expert (IR FPAs) at US Army C5ISR Ctr RTI
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Area of Expertise:
Infrared Focal Plane Arrays , III- V material Detectors , Quantum Structures
Profile Summary

Sumith Bandara, Ph. D is a Principal Subject Matter Expert for Infrared Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs) at the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) where he leads the effort on III-V materials based IR detectors. He was the technical lead for the Vital Infrared Sensor Technology Acceleration (VISTA) program which was responsible for establishing the industry base for III-V Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) FPA technology. industry Prior to joining the NVL, he was a Principal engineer at the NASA- Jet Propulsion Laboratory and post-doctoral fellow at the Bell Laboratories –Murray Hill. He has over thirty years of experience in semiconductor quantum structures and infrared detectors and focal plane arrays. Dr. Bandara has authored and co-authored over 100 technical publications, including extensive reviews & book chapters, and he holds over 15 US patents.
Publications (63)

Proceedings Article | 10 June 2024 Presentation
Neil Baril, Tony Almeida, Dave Benson, Sumith Bandara, Randy Jacobs, Alex Brown, Andy Stoltz, Peter Smith, Ken Brogden
Proceedings Volume 13046, 130460N (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016746
KEYWORDS: Infrared detectors, Yield improvement, Staring arrays, Power consumption, Passivation, Infrared sensors, Infrared radiation, Infrared materials, Array processing

Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation
Proceedings Volume 12107, 121070N (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2623303
KEYWORDS: Laser sintering, Infrared detectors, Superlattices, Staring arrays, Sensor technology, Infrared sensors, Infrared radiation, Antimony

Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation
Proceedings Volume 11741, 117410O (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2586326
KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Infrared radiation, Superlattices, Infrared materials, Infrared imaging, Infrared detectors, Gallium antimonide, Manufacturing, Long wavelength infrared, Imaging systems

Proceedings Article | 16 May 2017 Paper
Proceedings Volume 10177, 101771L (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262503
KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Infrared detectors, Gallium antimonide, Infrared radiation, Group III-V semiconductors, Semiconductors, Infrared photography, Photodetectors, Antimony, Binary data, Indium arsenide, Sensors, Diffusion, Superlattices, Aluminum, Doping

SPIE Journal Paper | 1 June 2011
Sumith Bandara, Patrick Maloney, Neil Baril, Joseph Pellegrino, Meimei Tidrow
OE, Vol. 50, Issue 06, 061015, (June 2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3590720
KEYWORDS: Doping, Long wavelength infrared, Sensors, Superlattices, Diffusion, Photodiodes, Heterojunctions, Infrared detectors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Quantum efficiency

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Conference Committee Involvement (6)
Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIV
29 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States
Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIII
14 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States
Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications V
12 August 2015 | San Diego, California, United States
Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications IV
18 August 2014 | San Diego, California, United States
Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications III
26 August 2013 | San Diego, California, United States
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