Recent progress in quantum well infrared photodetectors and focal plane arrays for IR imaging applications

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 188-194

  Li, Sheng S ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal plane arrays; GaAs AlGaAs; Intersubband transition; Long wavelength infrared; Multi color; Quantum well infrared photodetectors

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; STRAIN;

FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS (FPAS); INTERSUBBAND TRANSITION; LONG WAVELENGTH INFRARED; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS (QWIP);

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0031258158     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-0584(97)01917-2     Document Type: Review

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