Infrared thermal detectors versus photon detectors: I. Pixel performance

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3182, Issue , 1997, Pages 14-25

  Rogalski, Antoni ^a  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

And quantum well detectors; Background limited operation; Extrinsic detectors; Intrinsic detectors; Photon detectors; Thermal detectors

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; GAS DETECTORS; INFRARED DETECTORS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES;

AND QUANTUM WELL DETECTORS; BACKGROUND LIMITED OPERATION; EXTRINSIC DETECTORS; INTRINSIC DETECTORS; PHOTON DETECTORS; THERMAL DETECTORS;

SILICON DETECTORS;

EID: 34548254141     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.280417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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