640×512 pixel narrow-band, multi-band, and broad-band LWIR QWIP focal plane arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5074, Issue , 2003, Pages 696-707

  Gunapala, S D ^a   Bandara, S V ^a   Liu, J K ^a   Rafol, S B ^a   Mumolo, J M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad band infrared; Focal plane array; Infrared; Infrared imaging camera; Long wavelength infrared; Mid wavelength infrared; Multi band infrared; Narrow band infrared; Quantum well infrared photodetectors

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; GROUND STATE; INFRARED IMAGING; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FOCAL PLANE ARRAY; LONG WAVELENGTH INFRARED; NOISE EQUIVALENT DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR; THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 1342332605     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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