Demonstration of bias-controlled algorithmic tuning of quantum dots in a well (DWELL) MidIR detectors

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 674-683

  Jang, Woo Yong ^a   Hayat, Majeed M ^a   Tyo, J Scott ^b   Attaluri, Ram S ^a,c   Vandervelde, Thomas E ^a,d   Sharma, Yagya D ^a   Shenoi, Rajeev ^a   Stintz, Andreas ^a   Cantwell, Elizabeth R ^e   Bender, Steven C ^f   Lee, Sang Jun ^g   Noh, Sam Kyu ^g   Krishna, Sanjay ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Algorithmic spectrometer; Filtering algorithms; IEEE; Optical detectors; Prediction algorithms; Quantum dots; Quantum dots in a well (DWELL) detectors; Spectral sensors; Spectral tuning; Stark effect; Tuning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMIC SPECTROMETER; FILTERING ALGORITHMS; IEEE; OPTICAL DETECTORS; PREDICTION ALGORITHMS; QUANTUM DOTS; QUANTUM-DOTS-IN-A-WELL (DWELL) DETECTORS; SPECTRAL SENSORS; SPECTRAL TUNING;

DETECTORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STARK EFFECT; TUNING;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 66149101368     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2013150     Document Type: Article

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