High operating temperature MWIR detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7660, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kinch, M A ^a   Schaake, H F ^a   Strong, R L ^a   Liao, P K ^a   Ohlson, M J ^a   Jacques, J ^a   Wan, C F ^a   Chandra, D ^a   Burford, R D ^a   Schaake, C A ^a  

^a DRS Sensors and Targeting Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

focal plane array; high operating temperature; HOT; infrared detector; Mercury cadmium telluride; nBn

Indexed keywords

1/F NOISE; HGCDTE; HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURE; HOT; MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE; MWIR DETECTORS; NBN; NON EQUILIBRIUM; PERFORMANCE DATA; PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS; SURFACE PASSIVATION;

ARCHITECTURE; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; DETECTORS; FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; FOCUSING; INFRARED DETECTORS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PASSIVATION; TEMPERATURE;

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 79953710873     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.850965     Document Type: Conference Paper

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