DocumentCode :
385367
Title :
Advances in infrared technology - quantum well versus thermal detectors
Author :
Wiecek, B.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Tech. Univ. Lodz, Poland
Volume :
2
fYear :
2002
fDate :
2002
Firstpage :
1135
Abstract :
The comparison of uncooled thermal and deeply cooled QWIP (quantum well infrared photodetector) detectors are briefly presented. Different types of QWIP detectors have been mentioned. The limits of detectivity both for thermal and photon detectors are discussed.
Keywords :
bolometers; infrared detectors; photodetectors; quantum well devices; deeply cooled QWIP; ferroelectric detectors; infrared technology; limits of detectivity; microbolometers; photon detectors; quantum well detectors; quantum well infrared photodetector; thermal detectors; uncooled thermal QWIP; Ferroelectric materials; Gallium arsenide; Infrared detectors; Radiation detectors; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor materials; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermionic emission; Tunneling;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
ISSN :
1094-687X
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106313
Filename :
1106313
Link To Document :
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