Numerical analysis of HgCdTe simultaneous two-color photovoltaic infrared detectors

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 418-426

  Bellotti, Enrico ^a   D'Orsogna, Danilo ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared detectors; Mercury cadmium telluride; Multispectral detectors; Numerical simulation; Photovoltaic detectors; Two color detectors

Indexed keywords

MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE; MULTI-SPECTRAL DETECTOR; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC DETECTOR; TWO-COLOR DETECTOR; TWO-COLOR DETECTORS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; COLOR; INFRARED DETECTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVES;

DETECTORS;

EID: 35148835820     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.871555     Document Type: Article

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