Design requirements for high-sensitivity UV solar blind imaging detectors based on AlGaN/GaN photodetector arrays: A review

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4454, Issue , 2001, Pages 218-232

  Litton, C W ^a   Schreiber, P J ^a   Smith, G A ^a   Dang, T ^a   Morkoc, H ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design requirements; Photodiode arrays; Solar blind; UV detectors

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM NITRIDE; IMAGE SENSORS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

PHOTODIODE ARRAYS; PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE; SOLAR BLIND; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTOR;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0035760722     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.448177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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