1024×1024 pixel MWIR and LWIR QWIP focal plane arrays and 320×256 MWIR:LWIR pixel colocated simultaneous dualband QWIP focal plane arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5783, Issue PART II, 2005, Pages 789-803

  Gunapala, S D ^a   Bandara, S V ^a   Liu, J K ^a   Hill, C J ^a   Rafol, S B ^a   Mumolo, J M ^a   Trinh, J T ^a   Tidrow, M Z ^b   LeVan, P D ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dualband; Focal plane arrays; Infrared detectors; Infrared imaging; Multi band; Quantum wells; QWIP; Two color

Indexed keywords

DUALBAND; FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; MULTI-BAND; QWIP; TWO-COLOR;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED IMAGING; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 26444612144     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.601519     Document Type: Conference Paper

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