Infrared focal plane array based on MWIR/LWIR dual-band QWIPs: Detector optimization and array properties

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5726, Issue , 2005, Pages 35-42

  Schneider, H ^a   Maier, Th ^a   Fleissner, J ^a   Walther, M ^a   Koidl, P ^a   Weimann, G ^a   Cabanski, W ^b   Finck, M ^b   Menger, P ^b   Rode, W ^b   Ziegler, J ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS IAF   (Germany)

^b AIM INFRAROT MODULE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual band; Focal plane array; GaAs AlAaAs; NETD; Noise equivalent temperature difference; Quantum well infrared photodetector; QWIP; Thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CROSSTALK; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INFRARED IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DUAL-BAND; FOCAL PLANE ARRAY (FPA); GAAS/ALGAAS; NOISE-EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE (NETD); QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS (QWIP);

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 21844467730     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.591546     Document Type: Conference Paper

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