Predicted performance of HgCdTe photodiodes for 15-25 μm detection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5783, Issue PART I, 2005, Pages 211-222

  Reine, M B ^a   Tobin, S P ^a   Norton, P W ^a   LoVecchio, P ^a  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal plane array; HgCdTe; Infrared detector; Photodiode; Photovoltaic detector; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; HGCDTE; MULTISPECTRAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DETECTORS;

LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REMOTE SENSING; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 26444516000     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.601941     Document Type: Conference Paper

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