Cavity enhancement of auger-suppressed detectors: A way to background-limited room-temperature operation in 3-14-μm range

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 771-776

  Jakšić, Zoran ^a   Djurić, Zoran ^a  

^a IHTM   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Generation recombination processes; Noise mechanisms; Nonequilibriuni Auger suppression; Photodetectors; Photonic crystals; Resonant cavity enhancement (RCE)

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DEPOSITION; FLUE GASES; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GENERATION-RECOMBINATION PROCESSES; NOISE MECHANISMS; NONEQUILIBRIUM AUGER SUPPRESSION; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; RESONANT CAVITY ENHANCEMENT (RCE);

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 7544220564     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.833976     Document Type: Article

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