640 × 512 pixels long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) Quantum-Dot Infrared Photodetector (QDIP) imaging focal plane array

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-237

  Gunapala, Sarath D ^a   Bandara, Sumith V ^a   Hill, Cory J ^a   Ting, David Z ^a   Liu, John K ^a   Rafol, Sir B ^c   Blazejewski, Edward R ^a   Mumolo, Jason M ^a   Keo, Sam A ^a   Krishna, Sanjay ^d   Chang, Y C ^a,b   Shott, Craig A ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c Infravision Systems   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e FLIR Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal plane array; Infrared detector; Quantum dots (QDs)

Indexed keywords

FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; INFRARED DETECTORS; REFLECTION; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

LONG-WAVELENGTH INFRARED; QUANTUM-DOT INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR; REFLECTION GRATING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 33947219469     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.889645     Document Type: Article

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