Title :
Recent progress in uncooled photodetection of the mid-infrared radiation
Author_Institution :
VIGO Syst. S.A., Ozarow Mazowiecki, Poland
Abstract :
Recent progress in sensitive and fast-response detection of the mid-infrared radiation with uncooled devices based on variable gap HgCdTe heterostructures. The devices show sub-nanosecond response time and performance approaching fundamental limits.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; infrared detectors; mercury compounds; photodetectors; semiconductor heterojunctions; HgCdTe; midinfrared radiation; subnanosecond response time; uncooled photodetection; variable gap heterostructure;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0
