Development of a 1Kx1K GaAs QWIP far IR imaging array

Murzy Jhabvala; K. Choi; Arnold C. Goldberg; Anh T. La; Sarath D. Gunapala

doi:10.1117/12.505733

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12 January 2004 Development of a 1K x 1K GaAs QWIP far IR imaging array

Murzy Jhabvala, K. Choi, Arnold C. Goldberg, Anh T. La, Sarath D. Gunapala

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Proceedings Volume 5167, Focal Plane Arrays for Space Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505733
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In the on-going evolution of GaAs Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors (QWIPs) we have developed a 1,024 x 1,024 (1K x 1K), 8.4-9 μm infrared focal plane array (FPA). This 1 megapixel detector array is a hybrid using the Rockwell TCM 8050 silicon readout integrated circuit (ROIC) bump bonded to a GaAs QWIP array fabricated jointly by engineers at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The finished hybrid is thinned at the Jet Propulsion Lab. Prior to this development the largest format array was a 512 x 640 FPA. We have integrated the 1K x 1K array into an imaging camera system and performed tests over the 40K-90K temperature range achieving BLIP performance at an operating temperature of 76K (f/2 camera system). The GaAs array is relatively easy to fabricate once the superlattice structure of the quantum wells has been defined and grown. The overall arrays costs are currently dominated by the costs associated with the silicon readout since the GaAs array fabrication is based on high yield, well-established GaAs processing capabilities. In this paper we will present the first results of our 1K x 1K QWIP array development including fabrication methodology, test data and our imaging results.

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Murzy Jhabvala, K. Choi, Arnold C. Goldberg, Anh T. La, and Sarath D. Gunapala "Development of a 1K x 1K GaAs QWIP far IR imaging array", Proc. SPIE 5167, Focal Plane Arrays for Space Telescopes, (12 January 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505733

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