Numerical optimization of an ambient temperature photoelectromagnetic detector for middle and far infrared spectral regions

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 419-424

  Hazrati, R ^a   Shojaei, S ^a   Karimi, M ^b   Kalafi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b AZARBAIJAN SHAHID MADANI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Infrared detector; MCT; Photoelectromagnetic effect; Response time; Responsivity; Specific detectivity

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ATMOSPHERIC WINDOW; DETECTIVITY; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FAR INFRARED; FAR INFRARED REGIONS; MCT; MIDDLE INFRARED; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; P-TYPE; PEM DETECTORS; RESPONSE TIME; RESPONSIVITY; SPECIFIC DETECTIVITY; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

DETECTORS; INFRARED DETECTORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MERCURY (METAL); OPTIMIZATION; POISSON EQUATION; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

PHOTOELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS;

EID: 78249269438     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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