Long-wavelength quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) research at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Sarath D. Gunapala; John K. Liu; Mani Sundaram; Sumith V. Bandara; C. A. Shott; Theodore R. Hoelter; Paul D. Maker; Richard E. Muller

doi:10.1117/12.243515

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27 June 1996 Long-wavelength quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) research at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Sarath D. Gunapala, John K. Liu, Mani Sundaram, Sumith V. Bandara, C. A. Shott, Theodore R. Hoelter, Paul D. Maker, Richard E. Muller

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Proceedings Volume 2744, Infrared Technology and Applications XXII; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243515
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

One of the simplest device realizations of the classic particle-in-a-box problem of basic quantum mechanics is the quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP). Optimization of the detector design and material growth and processing have culminated in the realization of a 15 micrometer cutoff 128 by 128 focal plane array camera and a camera with large (256 by 256 pixel) focal plane array of QWIPs which can see at 8.5 micrometer, holding forth great promise for a variety of applications in the 6 - 25 micrometer wavelength range. This paper discusses the physics of the QWIP and QWIP technology development at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Sarath D. Gunapala, John K. Liu, Mani Sundaram, Sumith V. Bandara, C. A. Shott, Theodore R. Hoelter, Paul D. Maker, and Richard E. Muller "Long-wavelength quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) research at Jet Propulsion Laboratory", Proc. SPIE 2744, Infrared Technology and Applications XXII, (27 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243515

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