Optimization of corrugated-QWIPs for large format, high quantum efficiency, and multi-color FPAs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6206 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Choi, Kwong Kit ^a   Monroy, Carlos ^a   Swaminathan, Venkataraman ^a   Tamir, Theodor ^b   Leung, Ming ^b   Devitt, John ^c   Forrai, David ^c   Endres, Darrel ^c  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c L 3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics   (United States)

Author keywords

EM modeling; FPA; Optical coupling; QWIP

Indexed keywords

EM MODELING; FOCAL PLANE ARRAY (FPA); OPTICAL COUPLING; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR (QWIP);

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; INFRARED IMAGING; PHOTODETECTORS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 33747650437     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.663960     Document Type: Conference Paper

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