Optimisation of InGaAs infrared photovoltaic detectors

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 173-176

  Piotrowski, J ^a   Kaniewski, J ^b  

^a VIGO SYSTEM S A   (Poland)

^b ukasiewicz Research Network Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

INFRARED PHOTOVOLTAIC DETECTORS;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0033276718     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19990658     Document Type: Article

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