Double-heterojunction photodetector for midinfrared applications: Theoretical model and experimental results

Optical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2614-2623

  Chakrabarti, P ^a,b   Krier, A ^a   Morgan, A F ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Auger recombination; Detectivity; Double heterojunction; Midinfrared photodetector; Responsivity; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

AUGER RECOMBINATION; DOUBLE HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC DETECTOR; MIDINFRARED PHOTODETECTOR;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0142059784     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1595668     Document Type: Article

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