An electrically-controllable multi-spectral quantum dot infrared photodetector with high photodetectivity

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6542, Issue I, 2007, Pages

  Lu, Xuejun ^a   Vaillancourt, Jarrod ^a   Meisner, Mark J ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrically controlled multispectral IR detection, multi spectral focal plane array; Longwave infrared (LWIR); Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTODETECTORS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED MULTISPECTRAL IR DETECTION; LONGWAVE INFRARED (LWIR); MULTI-SPECTRAL FOCAL PLANE ARRAY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 34748855022     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.721265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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