Nonlinear response of quantum well infrared photodetectors under low-background and low-temperature conditions

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2660-2671

  Hubbs, John E ^a   Arrington, Douglas C ^a   Gramer, Mark E ^a   Dole, Gary A ^a  

^a BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INFRARED DETECTORS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BIAS VOLTAGE; LOW-BACKGROUND CONDITIONS; LOW-TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; NONLINEAR RESPONSE; PHOTON IRRADIANCE; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS (QWIPS); RADIOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION DATA; RESPONSE TIME CONSTANTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0034294420     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1308491     Document Type: Article

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