Corrugated quantum well infrared photodetectors and arrays

International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 715-759

  Choi, K K ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; INFRARED IMAGING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODETECTORS;

MOLAR RATIO; OPTICAL COUPLING; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS (QWIP);

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 1542684189     PISSN: 01291564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S012915640200168X     Document Type: Article

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