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
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