Demonstration of 640 × 512 pixels long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) quantum dot infrared photodetector (QDIP) imaging focal plane array

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Gunapala, S D ^a   Bandara, S V ^a   Hill, C J ^a   Ting, D Z ^a   Liu, J K ^a   Rafol, S B ^b   Blazejewski, E R ^a   Mumolo, J M ^a   Keo, S A ^a   Krishna, S ^c   Chang, Y C ^a   Shott, C A ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Infravision Systems   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d FLIR Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; IMAGE SENSORS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM WELL INFRARED DETECTORS (QWIP); TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; WAVELENGTH TUNING;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 34047186326     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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