Title :
Corrugated quantum well infrared photodetectors
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigated the corrugated quantum well infrared photodetectors to improve the quantum efficiency. The CQWIP uses inclined detector sidewalls to reflect light into parallel propagation and creates the vertical field.
Keywords :
infrared detectors; photodetectors; quantum well devices; corrugated quantum well infrared photodetectors; inclined detector sidewalls; parallel propagation; quantum efficiency; vertical field;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5699051
