LWIR multispectral quantum well infrared photodetectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5074, Issue , 2003, Pages 726-734

  Mitra, Pradip ^a   Case, Francine C ^a   McCurdy, James H ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Detectors; GaAs AlGaAs; Infrared; Multispectral; Quantum wells; QWIP

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOCURRENTS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; DARK CURRENT; LONG WAVELENGTH INFRARED; OPTICAL CAVITY; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 1342289965     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.497402     Document Type: Conference Paper

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