Dr. John W. Cairns Profile

Dr. John W. Cairns

Doctor at QinetiQ Ltd

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Publications (5)

Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

Development of non-hybridised HgCdTe detectors for the next generation of astronomical instrumentation

Neil Gordon, David Hall, Janet Hails, Jean Giess, Gavin Dalton, John Cairns, David Lees, Peter Dennis

Proceedings Volume 7021, 70210I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787500

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Astronomy, Diodes, Silicon, Readout integrated circuits, Infrared detectors, Infrared telescopes, Telescopes, Capacitors

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2007 Paper

Smart IR FPAs developed in QinetiQ

J. Cairns, C. Hollier, D. Lees, P. Haynes

Proceedings Volume 6542, 654212 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.723650

KEYWORDS: Signal detection, Staring arrays, Sensors, Signal processing, Capacitors, Cameras, Electronics, Infrared sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2006 Paper

Integrated infrared detectors and readout circuits

Mark Crouch, Timothy Ashley, Graham Pryce, David Hall, Neil Gordon, Louise Buckle, Alan Hydes, John Cairns, Andrew Wright, David Lees, Andrew Graham, Janet Hails, Jean Giess, Colin Hollier

Proceedings Volume 6206, 620614 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.674017

KEYWORDS: Readout integrated circuits, Sensors, Silicon, Semiconducting wafers, Infrared detectors, Staring arrays, Infrared radiation, Crystals, Etching, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2005 Paper

Photomultiplication with low excess noise factor in MWIR to optical fiber compatible wavelengths in cooled HgCdTe mesa diodes

John Cairns, Andrew Graham, Janet Hails, David Hall, David Lees, Ralph Hall, Timothy Ashley, Jean Giess, Neil Gordon, David Herbert, Paul Southern

Proceedings Volume 5783, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603386

KEYWORDS: Mercury cadmium telluride, Ionization, Mid-IR, Diodes, Sensors, Silicon, Cadmium, Avalanche photodetectors, Doping, Short wave infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2004 Paper

Long-wavelength infrared focal plane arrays fabricated from HgCdTe grown on silicon substrates

Neil Gordon, Louise Buckle, Ralph Hall, David Hall, Janet Hails, Tim Ashley, Andrew Graham, Rebecca Lawrence, Corinne Maltby, John Cairns, Jean Giess

Proceedings Volume 5406, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545003

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Diodes, Semiconducting wafers, Staring arrays, Mercury cadmium telluride, Multiplexing, Sensors, Gallium arsenide, Infrared detectors, Metals

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