Mid and long infrared detection modules for picosecond range measurements

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7482, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Stanaszek, D ^a   Piotrowski, J ^a   Piotrowski, A ^a   Gawron, W ^a   Orman, Z ^a   Paliwoda, R ^a   Brudnowski, M ^a   Pawluczyk, J ^a   Pedzinska M ^a  

^a VIGO SYSTEM S A   (Poland)

Author keywords

Broadband infrared detection; Hgcdte; Infrared detectors; Optoelectronic link; Uncooled detection

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ELEMENTS; BROADBAND DETECTION; BROADBAND INFRARED DETECTION; ENHANCED ABSORPTION; HGCDTE; LONG INFRARED; OPTICAL IMMERSION; OPTOELECTRONIC LINK; PELTIER COOLERS; PICOSECOND RANGE; SERIES CONNECTIONS; SPECTRAL RANGE; SPECTRUM RANGE; UNCOOLED DETECTION;

INFRARED DETECTORS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; REMOTE SENSING;

DETECTORS;

EID: 70449100916     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.835963     Document Type: Conference Paper

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