Type II superlattice photodetectors for MWIR to VLWIR focal plane arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6206 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Razeghi, M ^a   Wei, Y ^a   Hood, A ^a   Hoffman, D ^a   Nguyen, B M ^a   Delaunay, P Y ^a   Michel, E ^a   McClintock, R ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal plane array; GaSb; InAs; Infrared; LWIR; MWIR; Photodiode; Superlattice; Type II; VLWIR

Indexed keywords

FOCAL PLANE ARRAY (FPA); GASB; INAS; LWIR; MWIR; THE EMPIRICAL TIGHT BINDING METHOD (ETBM); VLWIR;

CHEMICAL BONDS; LUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 33747653600     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.661170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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